Football Preview: Jacksonville Fightin' Indians vs. Texas Tigers
The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will square off against the Texas Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Jacksonville has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Texas will arrive with eight straight wins.
Jacksonville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Mt. Pleasant on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jacksonville was outmatched by Mt. Pleasant at home and fell 41-8. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 647th, while the Tigers are ranked 281st).
Meanwhile, Texas took their contest last Friday with ease, bagging a 49-21 victory over Mt. Pleasant. The result was nothing new for Texas, who have now won five matches by 24 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ahmad Moore and he. Moore rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries while he rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of David Potter, who threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
Texas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Texas wouldn't let Mt. Pleasant keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Texas can thank Aaron Kelley and Caleb Glover for forcing both of them.
Jacksonville's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Texas, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Jacksonville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 178.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Texas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 263.1. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Jacksonville was taken down by Texas 42-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Jacksonville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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