Football Preview: Northeast Jones Tigers vs. South Jones Braves
The Northeast Jones Tigers will take on the South Jones Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeast Jones will be strutting in after a win while South Jones will be coming in after a loss.
Northeast Jones will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against St. Patrick on Friday. Northeast Jones took their game at home with ease, bagging a 48-7 victory over St. Patrick. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jadden Roberts was a one-man wrecking crew for Northeast Jones as he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Kendall Carmichael, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, South Jones' game on Friday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Jones. The Braves haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Northeast Jones now has a winning record of 2-1. As for South Jones, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Northeast Jones strolled past South Jones when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast Jones since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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