Football Preview: Jasper County Hurricanes vs. Utopian Academy for the Arts
The Jasper County Hurricanes will head out on the road to square off against Utopian Academy for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jasper County has four straight victories, Utopian Academy for the Arts has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Jasper County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Towers 43-8 at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Hurricanes considering their ten-point performance the game before.
Jalen Stewart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jasper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Utopian Academy for the Arts was beaten by Social Circle 65-6 on Friday.
Jasper County pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Utopian Academy for the Arts, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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