Football Preview: Jackson North Side Indians vs. Dyersburg Trojans
The Jackson North Side Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Dyersburg Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jackson North Side will bounce into Friday's match after beating Hardin County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Jackson North Side breezed by Hardin County on the road to the tune of 42-7 on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Indians who have now won four contests in a row.
Quinn Jenkins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 87 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Javonte Smith, who picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jackson North Side was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dyersburg won against Bolivar Central last Friday with 38 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Dyersburg really took it to McNairy Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-6 win on the road. With the Trojans ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Jackson North Side's record is now 4-1. As for Dyersburg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Jackson North Side came up short against Dyersburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 21-13. Can Jackson North Side avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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