Football Preview: Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels vs. Jackson Christian Eagles
The Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Jackson Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Tipton-Rosemark Academy beats Jackson Christian with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Tipton-Rosemark Academy blew past Harding Academy 42-6 at home on Friday. Considering the Rebels have won three games by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jackson Christian). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-14 win over Fayette Academy. The Eagles pushed the score to 35-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings had little chance of recovering from.
Austin Kelley was his usual excellent self, throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jay'Len Mosley, who picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jackson Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Tipton-Rosemark Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Jackson Christian, their record now sits at 4-1.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy was dealt a bruising 41-0 defeat at the hands of Jackson Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kelley, who threw for 286 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes. Now that Tipton-Rosemark Academy 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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