East Wake's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 27-26 photo finish over the Knightdale Knights. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 20-14 defeat the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2023.
Maurice Maloy had a dynamite game for East Wake, rushing for 42 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 181 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Jamal Taybron was Maloy's top target, picking up 119 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to East Wake's defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Malachi Harris. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up three sacks and made three total tackles.
The victory got East Wake back to even at 1-1. As for Knightdale, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
East Wake will take on Rolesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Knightdale, they will challenge South Granville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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