The Mooresville Blue Devils will play host again on Friday to welcome the Northwest Guilford Vikings, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Mooresville: 9.6, Northwest Guilford: 14.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mooresville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Alexander Central 70-0. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 42 points or more this season.
Brody Norman was his usual excellent self, throwing for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eric Heal, who gained 68 total yards and two touchdowns.
Mooresville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alexander Central only rushed for 38.
Mooresville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Darian Reid and Jamari Farmer. Mooresville got some further help from Luke Modrak: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Northwest Guilford had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Trojans by a score of 21-14.
The critical scores for Northwest Guilford came from Quincy Bell Jr., Nathan Cox, and Rakem Hammock.
Mooresville's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 49.2 points. As for Northwest Guilford, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Mooresville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 199.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Northwest Guilford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 158.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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