The East Rowan Mustangs will challenge the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Rowan has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 14 straight defeats, while Northwest Cabarrus will come in with three straight wins.
East Rowan's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Concord on Friday. They were dealt a 45-0 loss at the hands of the Spiders.
Meanwhile, Northwest Cabarrus got themselves on the board against South Rowan on Friday, but South Rowan never followed suit. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 45-0 victory over the Raiders. The matchup marked the Trojans' most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Jarlon Drye, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Hudson Irwin was another key player, throwing for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest Cabarrus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
East Rowan's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Northwest Cabarrus, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
East Rowan took a serious blow against Northwest Cabarrus in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 44-0. Thankfully for East Rowan, Alex Walker (who rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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