The J.F. Webb Warriors will play host again on Friday to welcome the Louisburg Warriors, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 40-8, which was the final score in J.F. Webb's tilt against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on Thursday. The Warriors have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Even though they lost, J.F. Webb was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Louisburg scored the most points they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 38-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Vance County. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Vipers are ranked 134th).
Louisburg might have lost, but man, Mikah Mcknight was a machine: he rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes. Mcknight has become a key player for Louisburg: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Dondre Allen, who gained 93 total yards and a touchdown.
J.F. Webb's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Louisburg, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
J.F. Webb came up short against Louisburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 21-14. Thankfully for J.F. Webb, Donte' Strickland Jr (who rushed for 110 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 71 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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