A well-balanced attack led Croatan over Dixon in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Croatan Cougars blew the Dixon Bulldogs out of the water with a 51-22 final score. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 29 points or more this season.
Croatan was led to victory by Andrew Boucher and Coleman Davis. Boucher gained 189 total yards and three touchdowns, while Davis threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Boucher a new career-high in rushing yards (146).
Croatan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
When it comes to explaining why Dixon lost, don't look at JJ Gulat. Despite the final result, he rushed for 255 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Gulat's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards.
The victory made it two in a row for Croatan and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Dixon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Croatan has already played their next game, a 35-28 defeat against West Carteret on the 1st. As for Dixon, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 41-6 loss against Richlands on the 1st.
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