The Havelock Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Tarboro Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Havelock is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Havelock is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering New Bern just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to the Bears. That makes it the first time this season the Rams have let down their home crowd.
Havelock might have lost, but man, Jaylen Hewitt was a machine: he rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 230 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt. Jalen Morgan also helped out as he racked up 105 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, Havelock's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Christopher Bispham and Jeshua Perry, who racked up four sacks between them. Donovan Darden was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and forcing a fumble.
Meanwhile, Tarboro put another one in the bag last Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against SouthWest Edgecombe by a score of 27-14.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Caiden Everette and he. Everette rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries while he rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Cole Craddock made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Having lost for the first time this season, Havelock fell to 3-1. As for Tarboro, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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