The Hunt Warriors will take on the Croatan Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Hunt sitting on four straight wins and Croatan on five.
Hunt is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Southern Nash 42-21. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.
Hunt found their leader in sophomore Doryan Jones, who rushed for 195 yards and three scores while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Jones showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 57 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mez Harris, who threw for 115 yards and one TD.
Hunt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Croatan was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They pulled ahead with a 22-21 photo finish over Havelock.
Croatan's win came from a few key players Hunt will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Andrew Boucher, who picked up 70 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 65 yards and one score. Croatan also relied on Boucher, who's 45-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Kannon McBride was another key player, throwing for 228 yards and one TD while completing 81% of his passes.
Croatan's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Christian Taylor was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself.
Croatan's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Hunt, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
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