The St. Stephens Indians will take on the Watauga Pioneers at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Stephens is headed into the  matchup after thoroughly thrashing South Caldwell: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Indians blew the Spartans out of the water with  a  48-2 final score. With the Indians ahead  35-0 at the half, the  game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Watauga strolled into their game  on Friday with a perfect  record and they left with the same. They claimed a resounding  55-21 victory over McDowell. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Pioneers' considerable advantage  in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Titans are ranked 217th).
 Watauga's win came from a few key players St. Stephens will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was  Cade Keller, who threw for 289 yards and four  touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and one  TD. That's the most  passing touchdowns  he has posted since back in August.  Nyle Peays was another key player, picking up 186 receiving yards and three  scores.
 Watauga's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for St. Stephens, they now  have a winning record of 5-4.
 St. Stephens was taken down by Watauga 49-13 in their previous meeting  back in March of 2021. Thankfully for the Indians,  Sebastian Best (who rushed for 168 yards and a pair of  TDs on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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