Green Hope are taking a road trip to challenge Jordan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Green Hope's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 27-0 victory over Apex. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Falcons' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Cougars are ranked 266th).
Nicholas Goulet was his usual excellent self, throwing for 252 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Green Hope's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. Leading the way was Kody Hutchins with three sacks. Green Hope got some further help from Jacob Brown: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made five total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Jordan put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Apex Friendship with a sharp 28-7 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Falcons just coasted through the last quarter.
Green Hope better keep an eye on Landon Melton. He was instrumental in Jordan's win, throwing for 309 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 108 yards and one score on only ten carries. Those 309 passing yards gave Melton a new career-high. Damien Hayes helped out on the ground, rushing for 92 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Jordan proved: they limited Apex Friendship to a paltry 1.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Lareun Wilson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Jordan's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.1.
Green Hope's record now sits at 5-1. As for Jordan, their record is now 6-0.
Green Hope strolled past Jordan in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 by a score of 31-14. Will Green Hope repeat their success, or does Jordan has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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