Enloe hasn't had much luck against Knightdale recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Enloe Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Knightdale Knights at 7:00 p.m. Enloe will be strutting in after a victory while Knightdale will be coming in after a defeat.
Enloe's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They breezed by Green Hope on the road to the tune of 42-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Gavin Miles had a dynamite game for Enloe, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Miles has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Robey Keys, who threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Enloe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Enloe's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Person and Joshua Patterson.
Meanwhile, Knightdale fell victim to New Bern and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 37-0 loss at the hands of the Bears. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Bears are ranked 68th).
Enloe now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Knightdale, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Enloe didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Knightdale when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-8 win. Does Enloe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Knightdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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