The West Carteret Patriots will square off against the Jacksonville Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with West Carteret sitting on three straight wins and Jacksonville on four.
Last Thursday, West Carteret earned a 42-30 victory over North Pitt.
West Carteret's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Willis Langley.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville's offense rose to the challenge against a Bears defense that boasted an average of only 17 points allowed on Thursday. Jacksonville walked away with a 34-24 win over New Bern.
Jacksonville had a senior duo take command as Eric Griffin rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries and Demon June rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Griffin a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jacksonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Bern only rushed for 93.
Jacksonville's defense made their presence known, laying out Terrance Mccormick. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Emmanuel Lovett and Aarmon Randolph, who racked up four sacks between them.
West Carteret's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Jacksonville, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
West Carteret took a serious blow against Jacksonville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 35-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of June, who rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that West Carteret knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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