The matchup between Randleman and West Stokes on Friday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Randleman Tigers snuck past the West Stokes Wildcats with a 34-28 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between John Kirkpatrick and his top target Tyshaun Goldston. Kirkpatrick threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns while Goldston picked up 112 receiving yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Kirkpatrick has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Randleman was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 411 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Stokes only gained 295.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lindann Fleming, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. Aydden Cherry handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards.
Randleman's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for West Stokes, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Randleman will square off against Bunker Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for West Stokes, they will be playing at home against East Surry at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
