The Rosewood Eagles will head out to challenge the North Duplin Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rosewood will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Rosewood is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 46-18 win over Union on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rosewood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Talan Collins, who picked up 98 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Collins has become a key player for Rosewood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Hunter Sasser, who threw for 94 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rosewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rosewood's defense and their three sacks. Derek Lund was especially locked on to Union's QB and sacked him twice. Micah Bell was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, North Duplin put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Union 49-8 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won four contests by 41 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Vance Carter and he. Carter rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while he rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Carell Phillips's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Donovan Armwood also helped with two touchdowns in total.
North Duplin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Garris Warren, Armwood, and Ethan Turnage picked up one apiece.
Rosewood's record now sits at 5-3. As for North Duplin, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Rosewood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 162.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like North Duplin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 339.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Rosewood came up short against North Duplin when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 39-32. Thankfully for Rosewood, Dujuan Armwood (who rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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