The Cross Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Timberland Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cross will be strutting in after a win while Timberland will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, Cross took their game at home with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over North Charleston. The Trojans pushed the score to 48-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.
Tyler Harris and Karmello Jones were among the main playmakers for Cross as the former threw for 105 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes and the latter rushed for 105 yards on only ten carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cross' defense and their three sacks. Jailyn Broughton was especially locked on to North Charleston's QB and sacked him twice. Broughton also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making four total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Timberland didn't have quite enough to beat Lake City on Friday and fell 28-26.
The win made it two in a row for Cross and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Timberland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Cross didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Timberland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 22-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cross 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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