Ashley never let their opponents score on Friday. They blew past the East Carteret Mariners, posting a 48-0 victory at home. Given the Screaming Eagle's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Mariners are ranked 384th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson Eller was a one-man wrecking crew for Ashley as he threw for 216 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. With that strong performance, Eller is now averaging an impressive 4 passing touchdowns per game. Dolan Davis was Eller's top target, picking up 68 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ashley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Ashley's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for East Carteret, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Ashley will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against East Bladen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East Carteret, they will head out to challenge Croatan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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