Jacksonville and New Bern are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Jacksonville Cardinals will face off against the New Bern Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, Jacksonville humbled J.H. Rose with a 53-20 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 32 point advantage.
Demon June was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 196 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also caught a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Amare Dorsey was another key player, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jacksonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Jacksonville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Harlem Williams and Jackson Henry.
Meanwhile, New Bern gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Havelock 28-27.
Jacksonville pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for New Bern, their record is now 4-1.
Jacksonville took their victory against New Bern in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 41-18. In that game, Jacksonville amassed a halftime lead of 24-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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