West Carteret entered their game against Jacksonville on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The West Carteret Patriots took a 21-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jacksonville Cardinals. The contest marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Tanner Payne threw for 253 yards and a touchdown.
Jay Murray was his top target, picking up 101 receiving yards. On the ground,
Qwyli Hargrove rushed for 26 yards.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Eric Griffin and he. Griffin rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.
The defeat snapped West Carteret's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for Jacksonville, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
West Carteret didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 51-49 win against Dixon on the 4th. As for Jacksonville, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Havelock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksonville will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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