Football Preview: Jefferson Grizzlies vs. Gunn Titans
The Jefferson Grizzlies will head out on the road to challenge the Gunn Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Jefferson sitting on seven straight wins and Gunn on nine.
Jefferson's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Saratoga as Jefferson made off with a 24-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Grizzlies, who have now won five matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Jefferson's win came down to the chemistry between Robert Saulny-Green and his top target Michael Slugher. Saulny-Green rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries while Slugher picked up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Saulny-Green also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making eight total tackles and defending a pass.
Meanwhile, Gunn strolled past Saratoga with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 17-3. The 17-point effort marked the Titans' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Yonatan Smolyar and Jj Racz. Smolyar rushed for 169 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry while Racz rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave Smolyar a new career-high in rushing yards.
Gunn's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.4 points. As for Jefferson, their record is now 7-2.
Jefferson was able to grind out a solid win over Gunn when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 14-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jefferson since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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