Football Preview: Hobgood Charter Raiders vs. Bear Grass Charter Bears
Hobgood Charter is 0-5 against Bear Grass Charter since September of 2022 but things could change on Friday. The Hobgood Charter Raiders have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Bear Grass Charter Bears at 7:00 p.m. Hobgood Charter will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Hobgood Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mattamuskeet, posting a 54-25 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Raiders have posted since October 14, 2023.
Meanwhile, Bear Grass Charter waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 38-36 win over the Wildcats.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Vance Keel and he. Keel rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Connor Clifton a new career-high in rushing yards (139).
Bear Grass Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Bear Grass Charter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jykell Johnson.
Hobgood Charter's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-6. As for Bear Grass Charter, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Hobgood Charter came up short against Bear Grass Charter when the teams last played on October 11th, falling 24-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Keel, who picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. Now that Hobgood Charter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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