Richlands is 0-3 against Havelock since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Richlands is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 14-10 W against Swansboro.
Meanwhile, Havelock beat Northside - Jacksonville 19-7 on Friday.
The critical scores for Havelock came from Jayden Howard and Zy'King Patillo.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Havelock proved: they limited Northside - Jacksonville to a paltry 0.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Christopher Bispham for the heroic effort on defense: he. Havelock's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.1.
Havelock's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Bispham refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 3.5 sacks all by himself. Another thorn in Northside - Jacksonville's side was Bispham, who picked up 3.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (4.5 for loss).
The victory got Havelock back to even at 5-5. As for Richlands, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-7.
Richlands was taken down by Havelock 49-20 in their previous meeting back in September. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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