South Wake has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions takes on the Carolina B Bearcats at 3:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
South Wake is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against High Point Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Wake took a blow against High Point Christian Academy, falling 48-7. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Cougars are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Carolina B didn't have quite enough to beat Cabarrus S back in September and fell 44-42. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Carolina B got top-tier performance from Jaylan Mack, who picked up 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Mack was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 55 yards. Carolina B also got help from Amari Brown, who showed off his sure hands for 93 receiving yards.
Carolina B didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brown. Carolina B got some further help from Dre Gabriel: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
South Wake's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Carolina B, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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