The Northwest Cabarrus Trojans will head out to face off against the East Rowan Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest Cabarrus has three straight wins, East Rowan has 14 straight losses), 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 simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Rowan 45-0 at home. 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 continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, 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. Another player making a difference was Hudson Irwin, who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Meanwhile, East Rowan fell victim to Concord and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 45-0 loss at the hands of the Spiders.
Northwest Cabarrus pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Rowan, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Northwest Cabarrus against East Rowan in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 44-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Cabarrus since the team 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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