Elizabeth Forward had won three straight home games and Charlie Nigut did his part to make it four on Friday. The Elizabeth Forward Warriors had just enough and edged the North Catholic Trojans out 45-42 thanks in part to Nigut, who rushed for 273 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game.
Ryan Messina also helped out as he racked up 106 rushing yards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (106).
Elizabeth Forward was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Elizabeth Forward didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aj Grese and Nigut. What's more, he's the game marked his third straight with at least 145. Another thorn in North Catholic's side was Christopher Climes, who picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Elizabeth Forward's record is now 8-3. As for North Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Elizabeth Forward will challenge Central Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Elizabeth Forward's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven matches. North Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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