The Pamlico County Hurricanes will take on the East Carteret Mariners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Pamlico County has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while East Carteret will arrive with four straight wins.
Pamlico County will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lejeune on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 21-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Pamlico County fell just short of Lejeune by a score of 30-27. While the Hurricanes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Devil Pups 13-12 in the first quarter.
Pamlico County might have lost, but man, Vj Midgett was a machine: he rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 105 rushing yards gave Midgett a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kamden Keyes, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pamlico County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, East Carteret got themselves on the board against Sandhills T on Friday, but Sandhills T never followed suit. They skirted past the Titans 2-0.
Pamlico County's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for East Carteret, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Pamlico County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against East Carteret in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 13-7 win. Will Pamlico County repeat their success, or does East Carteret have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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