Football Preview: New Bern Bears vs. Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs
New Bern has gone 3-0 against Northside - Jacksonville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The New Bern Bears will challenge the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. New Bern will be strutting in after a win while Northside - Jacksonville will be coming in after a loss.
New Bern's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past South Central's usually-dominant defense. New Bern put the hurt on South Central with a sharp 38-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won four contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Northside - Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 41-21 to J.H. Rose.
Reginald Gray III put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns.
New Bern is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for New Bern against Northside - Jacksonville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 61-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Bern 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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