The Northwood Chargers will square off against the West Carteret Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Northwood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 20-14 to Southwestern Randolph.
Meanwhile, West Carteret played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 49-21 loss at the hands of Croatan. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Joshua Bauman and Andrew Boucher. Boucher had a great game and rushed for 264 yards and five TDs while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Bauman was balling out in the loss, rushing for 91 yards and one score, while also picking up 42 receiving yards.
Northwood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for West Carteret, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Northwood strolled past West Carteret in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 by a score of 17-0. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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