West Johnston is 0-3 against C.B. Aycock since October of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The West Johnston Wildcats will square off against the C.B. Aycock Golden Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Johnston comes in on three and C.B. Aycock on seven.
If West Johnston beats C.B. Aycock with 28 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. West Johnston secured a 28-24 W over Smithfield-Selma on Friday.
The critical scores for West Johnston came from Josiah Wells and Tyion Washington.
Meanwhile, C.B. Aycock made easy work of Fike on Friday and carried off a 32-12 win. Fans of the Golden Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
C.B. Aycock didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kemauri Lewis and Caleb Frederick. Antwain Grantham was another major factor on D, making 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
West Johnston pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for C.B. Aycock, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Thursday's game might be decided in the on the ground. West Johnston has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 190 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like C.B. Aycock struggles in that department as they've been averaging 294.2. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
West Johnston came up short against C.B. Aycock in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 20-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of C.B. Aycock's Ricky Elliott, who rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that West Johnston knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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