The Northwest Cabarrus Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the East Rowan Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest Cabarrus has three straight wins, East Rowan has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northwest Cabarrus will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 45-point they dealt South Rowan on Friday. Northwest Cabarrus took their game at home with ease, bagging a 45-0 victory over South Rowan. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Raiders are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jarlon Drye was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Irwin, who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest Cabarrus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, East Rowan fell victim to Concord and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Spiders on the road and fell 45-0.
Northwest Cabarrus' win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for East Rowan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Northwest Cabarrus against East Rowan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 44-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Cabarrus since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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