Football Preview: Nacogdoches Dragons vs. Jacksonville Fightin' Indians
The Nacogdoches Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-10, which was the final score in Nacogdoches' tilt against Rudder last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 455th, while the Rangers are ranked 212th).
Meanwhile, Jacksonville fell victim to Athens and their airtight defense on Friday. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of the Hornets. The Fightin' Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Didier Mares put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 116 yards.
Nacogdoches' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Jacksonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Nacogdoches beat Jacksonville 27-14 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Will Nacogdoches repeat their success, or does Jacksonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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