Football Preview: Hillside Hornets vs. Overhills Jaguars
After each having a week off, the Hillside Hornets and the Overhills Jaguars will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hillside is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Jordan just ended the team's four-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a 43-29 bruising from the Falcons.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Ameil Braswell and Amareon Blue. Blue had a great game and rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Braswell was balling out in the loss, rushing for 155 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Overhills hadn't done well against Pine Forest recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way two weeks ago. Overhills came out on top against Pine Forest by a score of 41-34. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
A big part of Overhills' win came down to the chemistry between Jordan Bryant and his top target Ryyan Coley. Bryant threw for 451 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt while Coley picked up 260 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Coley was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 53 yards. Carlos Caraballo got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Overhills wouldn't let Pine Forest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Overhills can thank Jordan Frink and Tejawn Weir for forcing both of them. Overhills is undefeated when Frink posts one or more forced fumbles, but 2-5 otherwise. Marquis James was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles and defending two passes.
The victory got Overhills back to even at 5-5. As for Hillside, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
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