Football Preview: Farmville Central Jaguars vs. Whiteville Wolfpack
The Farmville Central Jaguars will face off against the Whiteville Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Farmville Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season.
Farmville Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat North Pitt 60-32. Considering the Jaguars have won five matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Elijah Able continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Benjamin Gardner was in the mix as well, providing Farmville Central with two touchdowns.
Farmville Central's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Ja'Quez Dixon was the leader with two sacks. He has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Farmville Central got some further help from O'Maurie Phillips: he made 15 total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Farmville Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 247 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Whiteville waltzed into their contest on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 34-20.
Whiteville's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for Farmville Central, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
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