Football Preview: Baldwin Indians vs. Andrew Jackson Tigers
The Baldwin Indians will take on the Andrew Jackson Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Baldwin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.5 points per game this season.
Baldwin gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They took down Ribault 24-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Nashawn Jacobs was his usual excellent self, rushing for 157 yards while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Those 157 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Marcus Hamilton made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Baldwin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Baldwin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Amari Parker and Hamilton.
Andrew Jackson never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Englewood last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 42-14 at home. Considering the Tigers have won three games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jamarian Dixon and Antonio Queen were among the main playmakers for Andrew Jackson as the former threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes and the latter rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
The win got Baldwin back to even at 4-4. As for Andrew Jackson, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-4.
Baldwin and Andrew Jackson were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, but Baldwin suffered an agonizing 16-15 loss. Can Baldwin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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