White Oak hasn't had much luck against West Carteret recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The White Oak Vikings and the West Carteret Patriots are set to duel. White Oak is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Friday, everything went White Oak's way against Croatan as White Oak made off with a 27-7 victory. 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.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last match, West Carteret made sure to put some points up on the board against Dixon on Friday. West Carteret came out on top in a nail-biter against Dixon , sneaking past 51-49. The score was all tied up 27-27 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
White Oak pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Carteret, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for White Oak against West Carteret in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 44-16 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West Carteret's Jasiah Jones, who picked up 176 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will White Oak still be able to contain Jones? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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