The Northwood Chargers will square off against the Hoke County Bucks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Northwood's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Hoke County has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Northwood's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Chatham Central 62-0. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Grayson Cox was a one-man wrecking crew for Northwood as he threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes. Another player making a difference was Robert Tripp, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Another reason for the win was Northwood's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Elijah Farrow with 2.5. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, a victory for Hoke County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Pinecrest, falling 46-26.
Northwood is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Hoke County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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