Football Preview: Center Point Eagles vs. JAG Jaguars
The Center Point Eagles are on the road again on Friday to play the JAG Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Center Point knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully JAG likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Center Point beat St. Clair County 34-27.
It was another big night for Julius Finnerson, who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Keywone Posey, who rushed for 67 yards.
Center Point's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Terence Tubbs and Kaleb Parker Holt, who racked up four sacks between them. Parker Holt is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Center Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, JAG was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of Auburn. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Tigers are ranked first).
Center Point's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for JAG, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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