Football Preview: Northwood Chargers vs. Union Pines Vikings
The Northwood Chargers will take on the Union Pines Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Northwood can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They took a hard 52-33 fall against Riverside-Durham.
Meanwhile, while Union Pines put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Triton. Union Pines simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Triton 42-0 on the road. The victory was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Jeremiah Carraway was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 107 yards on only 12 carries.
Carraway wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Union Pines was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Union Pines didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Harley Moyer and Caleb Milton.
Northwood won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in August of 2023, slipping by Union Pines 20-19. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwood since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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