J.H. Rose hasn't had much luck against Havelock recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The J.H. Rose Rampants will host the Havelock Rams at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully J.H. Rose focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four last Friday.
J.H. Rose is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points on October 11th, they were much more limited against New Bern last Friday. They lost 29-7 to the Bears. 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 153rd, while the Bears are ranked 42nd).
Despite the loss, J.H. Rose got top-tier performance from Jaidon Lovett, who picked up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown. Lovett's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 131 receiving yards.
J.H. Rose didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Quinn Mccaffrey and Dason Davis.
Meanwhile, Havelock entered their tilt with Northside - Jacksonville on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They breezed by the Monarchs to the tune of 35-0. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Jonathan Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also picking up 173 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jalen Morgan, who gained 108 total yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for J.H. Rose and nudges their season record down to 2-7. As for Havelock, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
J.H. Rose ended up a good deal behind Havelock in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, losing 20-6. Will J.H. Rose have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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