Football Preview: East Rowan Mustangs vs. Northwest Cabarrus Trojans
The East Rowan Mustangs will face off against the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. East Rowan has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 14 straight losses, while Northwest Cabarrus will come in with three straight victories.
East Rowan's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Concord on Friday. They took a blow against the Spiders, falling 45-0.
Meanwhile, while Northwest Cabarrus put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for South Rowan. Northwest Cabarrus claimed a resounding 45-0 win over South Rowan at home. The contest marked the Trojans' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Jarlon Drye continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Hudson Irwin, who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest Cabarrus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
East Rowan's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Northwest Cabarrus, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
East Rowan took a serious blow against Northwest Cabarrus in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 44-0. Thankfully for East Rowan, Alex Walker (who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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