Erwin is 10-0 against North Buncombe since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Erwin Warriors will take on the North Buncombe Black Hawks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Erwin has five straight wins, North Buncombe has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Erwin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past McDowell, posting a 63-12 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won three contests by 41 points or more so far this season.
Milky Ray was his usual excellent self, rushing for 114 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Another player making a difference was Caden Ingle, who threw for 212 yards and a touchdown while completing 85% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for North Buncombe's offense. They had to suffer through a 67-0 loss at the hands of Asheville. While losing is never fun, the Black Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Cougars are ranked 48th).
Erwin's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for North Buncombe, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Erwin has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 271.6 passing yards per game. North Buncombe, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 254.7 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Erwin against North Buncombe in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-15 victory. In that matchup, Erwin amassed a halftime lead of 30-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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