Football Recap: White Oak Vikings vs. Croatan Cougars
White Oak entered their tilt with Croatan on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Croatan Cougars as they made off with a 27-7 win. Considering the Vikings have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
White Oak was led to victory by Joshua Smith and Montez Jimenez. Smith rushed for 120 yards on only 14 carries, while Jimenez rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 120 rushing yards dating back to last season.
White Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 454 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
White Oak's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Croatan, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2.
White Oak and West Carteret are set to duel on Friday. White Oak's defense has only allowed ten points per game this season, so West Carteret's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Croatan, they will venture away from home to take on Richlands at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Croatan: 13.2, Richlands: 6.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
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