The Williams Bulldogs will square off against the Union Pines Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a nine-game winning streak alive.
Williams is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Franklinton 49-12. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won nine matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Kyrian Fuller produced another solid performance rushing for 139 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 157 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 passes. Another player making a difference was Amarion Richmond, who rushed for 77 yards and two scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Williams proved: they limited Franklinton to a paltry 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Vince Coker for the heroic effort on defense: he. The dominant display was nothing new: Williams has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in three consecutive games.
Williams' defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Evan Bigelow was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, while Union Pines put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Lee County. The Vikings took their contest with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over the Yellow Jackets. The Vikings are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the eighth matchup they've won by 20+ points this season.
Williams better focus on containing Adrian Colon and Ian Hicks as the pair were huge in Union Pines' win. Colon gained 117 total yards and three touchdowns, while Hicks threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes. Those 225 passing yards gave Hicks a new career-high.
Williams' record now sits at 10-1. As for Union Pines, their record is now an identical 10-1.
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