West Iredell is 0-3 against East Lincoln since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The West Iredell Warriors will head out to face off against the East Lincoln Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. West Iredell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
West Iredell is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against St. Stephens two weeks ago. West Iredell took a 56-40 bruising from St. Stephens. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in September (37), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, East Lincoln came up short against Statesville on Saturday and fell 34-21. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Lincoln's defeat came about despite a quality game from Grant Lawless, who threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Lj Forney, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
West Iredell's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for East Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
West Iredell came up short against East Lincoln in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 24-17. Can West Iredell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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