After flying high against Beddingfield two weeks ago, Croatan came back down to earth. The Croatan Cougars came up short against the White Oak Vikings on Friday, falling 27-7. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Croatan wouldn't let White Oak keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Croatan can thank Riley Robinson and Everett Fitzsimmons for forcing both of them.
Leading White Oak to victory were Joshua Smith and Montez Jimenez. Smith rushed for 120 yards on only 14 carries, while Jimenez 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.
Croatan's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2. As for White Oak, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withRichlands at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in their favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for White Oak, they will square off against West Carteret at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. White Oak is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.8 points per game this season.
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