Havelock has gone 10-0 against Northside - Jacksonville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Havelock Rams will look to defend their home field against the Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Havelock has four straight victories, Northside - Jacksonville has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Havelock is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past South Central, posting a 62-14 win at home. Considering the Rams have won six matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jaylen Hewitt was his usual excellent self, throwing for 397 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Jalen Morgan, who picked up 118 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Havelock's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Christopher Bispham with three sacks. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last six times he's played. Havelock got some further help from Donovan Darden: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a victory for Northside - Jacksonville just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 56-12 defeat at the hands of New Bern. The Monarchs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-6.
Havelock's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Northside - Jacksonville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Havelock against Northside - Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-0 victory. Will Havelock repeat their success, or does Northside - Jacksonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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