The Farmville Central Jaguars will challenge the Wilson Prep Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Wilson Prep is hoping to do what Pamlico County couldn't on Friday: put an end to Farmville Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Farmville Central breezed by Pamlico County at home to the tune of 61-6. Fans of the Jaguars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Farmville Central can attribute much of their success to Elijah Able, who gained 168 total yards and two touchdowns, and Benjamin Gardner, who threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Able got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 74 yards.
Meanwhile, Wilson Prep owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They claimed a resounding 30-0 win over Northampton County on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Jaguars are ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ethan Nelson was a one-man wrecking crew for Wilson Prep as he rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Travon Usher, who threw for 163 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
Farmville Central pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wilson Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
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