Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Overhills). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over the Western Harnett Eagles. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Eagles are ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jordan Bryant had an outrageously good game as he threw for 230 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 13-for-13 passing, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He is becoming a predictor of Overhills' success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Ryyan Coley, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Overhills wouldn't let Western Harnett keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Overhills can thank Xavier Bonier and Jordan Frink for forcing all of them. Another thorn in Western Harnett's side was Marquis James, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win got Overhills back to even at 3-3. As for Western Harnett, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Overhills will host Westover at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Overhills will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Western Harnett, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles faces off against Triton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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