The Croatan Cougars will face off against the Beddingfield Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Croatan's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Beddingfield's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Croatan's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when East Duplin offense got past them. Croatan came up short against East Duplin on Friday, falling 40-17. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Coleman Davis, who threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards. Andrew Boucher handled things on the ground, rushing for 82 yards.
Croatan wouldn't let East Duplin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Croatan can thank Hayden Link and Carter Abalos for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Beddingfield was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a hard 38-21 fall against Greene Central.
Having lost for the first time this season, Croatan fell to 3-1. As for Beddingfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Croatan came up short against Beddingfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 31-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beddingfield's Desmond Wooten, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Croatan 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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