On Friday West Carteret will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They and the White Oak Vikings are set to duel. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Carteret will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Dixon on Friday. West Carteret sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-49 victory over Dixon. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, White Oak entered their tilt with Croatan on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 27-7 margin over the Cougars. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Joshua Smith and Montez Jimenez were among the main playmakers for White Oak as the former rushed for 120 yards on only 14 carries and the latter rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 120 rushing yards dating back to last season.
White Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 454 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
West Carteret's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for White Oak, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
West Carteret took a serious blow against White Oak in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 44-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 53 yards and a touchdown. 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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