After each having a week off, the J.H. Rose Rampants and the Northern Nash Knights will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. J.H. Rose has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Northern Nash will come in with ten straight wins.
Last Friday, J.H. Rose came up short against Havelock and fell 27-19. While losing is never fun, the Rampants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Rams are ranked 19th).
Despite the defeat, J.H. Rose had strong showings from Jimmy Martin, who threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns, and Jaidon Lovett, who picked up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Northern Nash made off with a 41-40 victory over Rocky Mount.
Northern Nash's win last Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Barian Strickland, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Strickland is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 124 every time he's taken the field this season. Logan Williams did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 158 receiving yards.
J.H. Rose's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Northern Nash, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
J.H. Rose came up short against Northern Nash in their previous matchup back in September, falling 42-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Strickland, who rushed for 279 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that J.H. Rose knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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