Football Preview: South Adams Starfires vs. North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays
The South Adams Starfires will head out to square off against the North Judson-San Pierre Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Adams comes in on five and North Judson-San Pierre on 13.
South Adams is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 40-21 win over North Miami.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Adams to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tytus Lehman, who threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Lehman has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another rusher making a difference was Will Patterson, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
South Adams wouldn't let North Miami keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. South Adams can thank Grant O'Dell and Patterson for forcing both of them. Patterson also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because South Adams is 7-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. South Adams got some further help from Nathan Plattner: he made 17 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, North Judson-San Pierre blew past Taylor, posting a 70-6 victory. Fans of the Bluejays have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Kole Wilcox, who rushed for 154 yards and six touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. Jesiah Mcdaniel was another key player, rushing for 133 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
North Judson-San Pierre was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 445 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
North Judson-San Pierre didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mcdaniel and Trey Mcgowen.
North Judson-San Pierre's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 51.3 points. As for South Adams, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
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