The North Moore Mustangs will face off against the Northwood Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Northwood is facing North Moore at the wrong time: North Moore suffered their first home loss of the season last Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jets. The matchup marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Northwood never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Jordan-Matthews on Friday. They put the hurt on the Jets with a sharp 33-12 victory. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Jets recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
North Moore better keep an eye on Grayson Cox. He was instrumental in Northwood's win, rushing for 96 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also throwing for 159 yards and two TDs. What's more, Cox racked up 126.9 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Northwood proved: they limited Jordan-Matthews to a paltry -2 yards per carry. The team can thank Mickell Wilson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Northwood's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 5.3.
Northwood's defense also made the game a nightmare for the opposing QB, racking up 13 sacks. Wilson led the group effort, picking up five of those sacks all by himself. Ben Porter also made five total tackles, which is notable because Northwood is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 0-4 otherwise. The Chargers got some further help from Aidan Hohenwarter: he picked up a sack and made five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Northwood's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for North Moore, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
North Moore might still be hurting after the 33-13 defeat they got from Northwood in their previous matchup back in September of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Chargers' Robert Tripp, who rushed for 137 yards and two scores on only eight carries, and also caught one touchdown. Now that the Mustangs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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