The East Wake Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
East Wake took a loss when they played away from home on September 6th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 48-6 win over Southern Wayne at home. The Warriors pushed the score to 41-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Saints had no chance of recovering from.
Maurice Maloy and Khalee Batts were among the main playmakers for East Wake as the former threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes and the latter rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Jamal Taybron did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 86 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 54-14 victory over Hunt. Given the Golden Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Warriors are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caleb Frederick was his usual excellent self, rushing for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 116 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ricky Elliott, who rushed for 219 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.5 yards per carry.
The win got East Wake back to even at 2-2. As for C.B. Aycock, their record is now 4-0.
East Wake came up short against C.B. Aycock in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 10-0. Can East Wake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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