West Caldwell is 1-6 against East Burke since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Caldwell Warriors will take on the East Burke Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Neither West Caldwell nor East Burke posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
West Caldwell is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Bandys, falling 42-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Warriors were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, East Burke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 13-6 to West Lincoln.
East Burke's defeat came about despite a quality game from Cannon Morrison, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown. Those 107 rushing yards gave Morrison a new career-high.
East Burke wouldn't let West Lincoln keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Burke can thank Nathan Rees and Jordan Fox for forcing both of them.
West Caldwell's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for East Burke, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
West Caldwell took a serious blow against East Burke in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 50-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Burke's Zayne Newman, who rushed for 263 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Now that West Caldwell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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