The West Bladen Knights will take on the Red Springs Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Springs took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Bladen, who comes in off a win.
West Bladen headed into their last game having not scored more than 12 points for three straight, but Fairmont let them put that streak behind them. West Bladen blew past Fairmont 40-20 on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Knights as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Ahmarie White had a dynamite game for West Bladen, rushing for 204 yards and two touchdowns. Those 204 rushing yards gave White a new career-high.
West Bladen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 413 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 54.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 226.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, Red Springs was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a blow against Midway, falling 46-8. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
West Bladen's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Red Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
West Bladen lost to Red Springs at home by a decisive 32-18 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Red Springs' Jakelsin Mack, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that West Bladen 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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