After each having a week off, the Princeton Bulldogs and the East Carteret Mariners will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Princeton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by North Johnston to the tune of 62-28 two weeks ago. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Princeton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Lewallen, who rushed for 211 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Lewallen is now averaging an impressive 104.1 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Teo Mcphatter, who rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Princeton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 474 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, East Carteret came tearing into two weeks ago's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Seahawks 41-7.
East Carteret's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.0 points per game. As for Princeton, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Everything came up roses for Princeton against East Carteret in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 62-7 win. In that matchup, Princeton amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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