East Wake won the last time they faced Smithfield-Selma, and things went their way on Friday too. The East Wake Warriors walked away with a 35-28 victory over the Smithfield-Selma Spartans. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Leading East Wake to victory were Khalee Batts and Maurice Maloy. Batts rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns, while Maloy threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. Those 123 rushing yards gave Batts a new career-high. Jamal Taybron was Maloy's top target, picking up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was East Wake's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Malachi Harris. Another thorn in Smithfield-Selma's side was Logan Stout, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
East Wake's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-5. As for Smithfield-Selma, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-9.
East Wake will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Williams at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Williams knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully East Wake likes a good challenge. Smithfield-Selma does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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