Football Preview: Jay Royals vs. Chipley Tigers
The Jay Royals will challenge the Chipley Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Thursday.
Jay is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Baker, posting a 41-0 victory at home. Fans of the Royals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Jay's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hayden Morris, who threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and Jaymes Youngblood, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
Jay's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Keaton Payne and Tanner Mandell. Mandell also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Chipley never let their opponents score on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 18-0 win over Vernon.
Jay's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Chipley, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Jay was taken down by Chipley 39-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Thankfully for Jay, Daquayvious Sorey (who picked up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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