The Jacksonville Cardinals will head out to challenge the Havelock Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jacksonville comes in on six and Havelock on nine.
Jacksonville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Cape Fear 28-14.
Eric Griffin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 199 yards while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Demon June was in the mix too, providing Jacksonville with three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Havelock really took it to Scotland for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-21 victory. Considering the Rams have won ten matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lebron Sharpe was his usual excellent self, rushing for 283 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 107.1 rushing yards per game. Jalen Morgan was another major influence, as he rushed for 12 yards and ran in a TD.
Havelock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Havelock pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42 points. As for Jacksonville, their record is now 11-1.
Jacksonville came up short against Havelock in their previous meeting back in October, falling 21-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sharpe, who rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Jacksonville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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