Mooresville is 7-2 against A.L. Brown since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mooresville Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the A.L. Brown Wonders at 7:00 p.m. Mooresville will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Mooresville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past West Cabarrus 49-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won five contests by 46 points or more so far this season.
Mooresville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brody Norman led the charge by throwing for 132 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Mooresville also got a significant boost from Ja'Darius Mccombs, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mooresville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, a win for A.L. Brown just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against South Iredell, falling 38-17. The Wonders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-3.
Despite the defeat, A.L. Brown saw an underclassman step up: AJ Settles rushed for 43 yards, and also threw for 33 yards and a touchdown.
Mooresville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for A.L. Brown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Mooresville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like A.L. Brown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Mooresville didn't have too much breathing room in their game against A.L. Brown in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-18 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mooresville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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