The West Cabarrus Wolverines will challenge the A.L. Brown Wonders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Cabarrus will bounce into Friday's match after beating Lake Norman, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. West Cabarrus walked away with a 23-16 victory over Lake Norman on Friday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wolverines' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Wildcats are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for A.L. Brown, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top against Cox Mill by a score of 21-14 on Friday.
A.L. Brown got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cj Gray out in front who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Maddox Langley was Gray's top target, picking up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
A.L. Brown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
One reason for the win was A.L. Brown's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Keith Kellam was the leader with 2.5.
The win made it two in a row for West Cabarrus and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for A.L. Brown, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
West Cabarrus ended up a good deal behind A.L. Brown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 49-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of A.L. Brown's Mekhi Herron, who rushed for 166 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that West Cabarrus knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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