After each having a week off, the East Wilkes Cardinals and the Albemarle Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Wilkes will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
East Wilkes' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They took their game with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over North Stokes. Considering the Cardinals have won four matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ayden Guessford was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Those 133 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Phoenix Blackburn, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
East Wilkes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
East Wilkes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Seth Lambert led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Albemarle fell victim to North Stanly and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They lost 24-0 to the Comets. Considering the last time the Bulldogs couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Albemarle has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for East Wilkes, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
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