Two dominant backs in Kane Jenrette and Micah Olu are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The North Brunswick Scorpions will venture away from home to square off against the Wake Forest Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: North Brunswick has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Wake Forest will arrive with five straight victories.
North Brunswick came into this matchup off a tough 22-point loss two weeks ago. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Laney by a score of 43-40 on Friday. Even if the Scorpions couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
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Defeat or not, North Brunswick got some senior leadership from Jonah Campbell and Ty Whiters. Campbell threw for 406 yards and five TDs while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt, while Whiters picked up 205 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those three receiving touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Whiters.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Wake Forest and Heritage, and Wake Forest kept the tradition alive. The Cougars blew past the Huskies 24-3 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Wake Forest found their leader in sophomore Josiah Sturdivant, who picked up three sacks, forced one fumble, and made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wake Forest's defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Sturdivant and Logan Hoggard, who racked up five sacks between them. Wake Forest is undefeated when Sturdivant posts one or more sacks, but 3-4 otherwise. Another thorn in Heritage's side was Gavin McLawhorn, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Wake Forest's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for North Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Friday's game might be decided on the ground. North Brunswick has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 182.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wake Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 243.8 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's matchup turns into a tough fight on the ground. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
