Cougars
| 10/31/25 vs Heritage | 24-3 |
| 10/24/25 @ Franklinton | 23-7 |
| 10/17/25 vs Knightdale | 48-24 |
| 10/10/25 @ East Wake | 42-0 |
| 10/03/25 vs Vance County | 53-0 |
Wake Forest extended their winning streak to five on Friday, bumping them up to 6-4. They were the clear victors by a 24-3 margin over the Heritage Huskies. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wake Forest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Micah Olu, who rushed for 128 yards, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. The Cougars are 6-1 when Olu posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Landen Perry, who rushed for 34 yards and one touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Wake Forest's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Josiah Sturdivant and Logan Hoggard, who racked up five sacks between them. Sturdivant has been hot recently, having posted at least one sack the last three times he's played. Wake Forest got some further help from Gavin McLawhorn: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
As for Heritage, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-6. Having soared to a lofty 32 points in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
When it comes to explaining why Heritage lost, don't look at Cole Perry. Despite the final result, he rushed for 75 yards, and also threw for 169 yards on 12 of 26 attempts.
Wake Forest has already played their next matchup, a 59-28 victory against North Brunswick on the 7th. As for Heritage, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 28-14 loss against New Hanover on the 7th.
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