The Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs will head out on the road to take on the Jacksonville Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northside - Jacksonville has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 30.
Northside - Jacksonville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Havelock on Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Rams are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, everything went Jacksonville's way against South Central on Friday as Jacksonville made off with a 53-28 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Jacksonville's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Demon June, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. June got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 56 yards. Another back making a difference was Eric Griffin, who gained 149 total yards and a touchdown.
Jacksonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Blake Moses, Jackson Henry, Krystian Henderson, and Emmanuel Lovett picked up one apiece. Moses also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Northside - Jacksonville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Jacksonville, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Northside - Jacksonville took a serious blow against Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 52-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of June, who rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Northside - Jacksonville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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