Football Preview: Presbyterian Christian Bobcats vs. Jackson Academy Raiders
Presbyterian Christian is 0-10 against Jackson Academy since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Presbyterian Christian Bobcats will venture away from home to face off against the Jackson Academy Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Presbyterian Christian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Madison-Ridgeland Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Presbyterian Christian had to suffer through a 49-17 loss at the hands of Madison-Ridgeland Academy. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Patriots are ranked eighth).
Despite the defeat, Presbyterian Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Reed Bridges picked up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown. Presbyterian Christian also got help from Jet Henderson, who showed off his sure hands for 87 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Jackson Academy started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Hartfield Academy. They took a 28-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hawks on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost four in a row.
Jackson Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kingston Mays, who rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and John Thomas, who picked up 127 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mays really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Even though they lost, Jackson Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 214 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Jackson Academy's record now sits at 8-3. As for Presbyterian Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Presbyterian Christian was dealt a bruising 38-0 loss at the hands of Jackson Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jackson Academy's Omarean Ellis, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Now that Presbyterian Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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