Williams is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Jacksonville is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Williams Bulldogs will host the Jacksonville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Williams is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat East Wake 49-21. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Warriors are ranked 193rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Dan Mahan and Maurice Maloy. Mahan had a great game and threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Meanwhile, Maloy was balling out in the loss, throwing for 177 yards and three touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Williams' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Elijah Kimber was the leader with two. Kimber is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Williams got some further help from Jaxon Goforth: he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, while Jacksonville put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for West Carteret. Jacksonville blew past West Carteret, posting a 54-0 victory.
Jacksonville had a senior duo take command as Amare Dorsey rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown and Demon June rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns.all of that, rushing production came thanks to one massive run
Jacksonville's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Williams, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
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