The Jacksonville Cardinals will challenge the Williams Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Jacksonville sitting on four straight wins and Williams on ten.
Jacksonville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past West Carteret, posting a 54-0 victory. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Patriots are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacksonville can attribute much of their success to Amare Dorsey, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown, and Demon June, who rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns. Dorsey was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards.
Meanwhile, Williams was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past East Wake 49-21. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 24 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Dan Mahan, who threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Williams also got a significant boost from Amarion Richmond, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 128 yards.
Another reason for the win was Williams' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Elijah Kimber with two. Another thorn in East Wake's side was Jaxon Goforth, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
Williams pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.4 points. As for Jacksonville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
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