After flying high against A.L. Brown last Friday, South Iredell came back down to earth. The South Iredell Vikings took a 29-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Norman Wildcats. The Vikings have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
South Iredell lost on Friday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brody Hunt, who picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hunt is becoming a predictor of South Iredell's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Johnson, who threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
South Iredell wouldn't let Lake Norman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jason Pieszchala, D'Keen Glaspy-Mathis, Rashad Howell, and Jake Garwood picked up one apiece.
Lake Norman's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mozes Morris led the charge by rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown. Cooper Riggleman did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
South Iredell's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-4. As for Lake Norman, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
South Iredell wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 13-10 victory against Cox Mill on the 1st. As for Lake Norman, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 35-20 loss against Mooresville on the 1st.
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