Football Preview: Martin County Gators vs. Bertie Falcons
The Martin County Gators will challenge the Bertie Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Martin County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Perquimans 43-0. The Gators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 25 points or more this season.
Martin County found their leader in freshman Pete Moore, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes. Jah Sheppard was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bertie). They put the hurt on Washington County with a sharp 30-8 win on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Falcons as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Martin County's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Bertie, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Martin County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Bertie when the teams last played back in September, but they still walked away with a 12-8 win. Will Martin County repeat their success, or does Bertie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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