The Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Martin County Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northside - Jacksonville hasn't scored more than 12 points for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Northside - Jacksonville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Jacksonville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northside - Jacksonville was outmatched by Jacksonville on the road and fell 64-0. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Cardinals are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Martin County suffered their closest defeat since August 23rd on Friday. They fell just short of Bertie by a score of 16-14.
Despite the loss, Martin County got top-tier performance from Jah Sheppard, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Northside - Jacksonville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Martin County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
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