The Elizabeth Forward Warriors will be playing at home against the North Catholic Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elizabeth Forward is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Two weeks ago, everything came up roses for Elizabeth Forward against Mt. Pleasant as the team secured a 56-26 victory. Considering the Warriors have won seven games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Charlie Nigut continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 167 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 43 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September. Ryan Messina was another key player, throwing for 262 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Elizabeth Forward was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Elizabeth Forward wouldn't let Mt. Pleasant keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Elizabeth Forward can thank Christopher Climes and Joel Surdyn for forcing both of them. Climes has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 15 times he's played.
Meanwhile, North Catholic was able to grind out a solid win over Deer Lakes on Friday, taking the game 21-14. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Elizabeth Forward's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.3 points per game. As for North Catholic, their record is now 5-6.
Elizabeth Forward strolled past North Catholic when the teams last played back in November of 2020 by a score of 17-0. Does Elizabeth Forward have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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