Football Preview: Sabine Cardinals vs. Jefferson Bulldogs
Sabine and Jefferson are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Sabine Cardinals will challenge the Jefferson Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sabine has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Jefferson will arrive with seven straight victories.
Sabine is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against White Oak on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sabine was dealt a 48-13 loss at the hands of White Oak. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cardinals have suffered against the Roughnecks since October 14, 2016.
Despite the loss, Sabine got top-tier performance from Hudson Mcnatt, who rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also threw for 56 yards and a touchdown. Mcnatt really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run.
Even though they lost, Sabine was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, while Jefferson put up plenty of points last Friday, the same can't be said for White Oak. Jefferson simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat White Oak 60-0 on the road. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 30.3 points per game.
Kamran Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 17th straight game with at least 124 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tihmyus Taylor, who threw for 314 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
Sabine's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Jefferson, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Sabine has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Jefferson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 274.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Sabine took a serious blow against Jefferson in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 56-21. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sabine was down 28-7.
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