The Martin County Gators will host the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Martin County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season.
Martin County will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 43-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Bertie by a score of 16-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Gators have suffered since August 23rd.
Martin County might have lost, but man, Jah Sheppard was a machine: he rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Meanwhile, Northside - Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 64-0 loss at the hands of Jacksonville. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Cardinals are ranked 40th).
Martin County's record now sits at 7-3. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their record now sits at 2-8.
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