Erwin has gone 6-0 against McDowell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Erwin Warriors will take on the McDowell Titans at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Erwin's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while McDowell has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Erwin didn't have too much breathing room in their game against T.C. Roberson, but they still walked away with a 26-21 victory. The 26-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, a win for McDowell just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 56-14 loss at the hands of Asheville. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Cougars are ranked 46th).
Although McDowell took the loss, they still got scores from Oakley Keaton and Hunter Pittman.
Erwin's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for McDowell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Erwin took their win against McDowell in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 64-38. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McDowell's Danny Brown, who threw for 101 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 107 yards on only 11 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Erwin still be able to contain Brown? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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