Football Preview: Jacksboro Tigers vs. Burkburnett Bulldogs
The Jacksboro Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Burkburnett Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksboro knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Burkburnett likes a good challenge.
Jacksboro is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Jim Ned just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 42-40. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (32), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Jacksboro might have lost, but man, Luke Sams was a machine: he rushed for 174 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 carries. Sams' longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jacksboro also got help from Cannon Valenzuela, who showed off his sure hands for 130 receiving yards.
Jacksboro's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kase Dennis and Garrett Hubble.
Meanwhile, Burkburnett scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They had to suffer through a 56-18 loss at the hands of Holliday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 874th, while the Eagles are ranked 365th).
The losing side was boosted by Brody Boyd, who threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.3% of his passes.
Jacksboro's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1. As for Burkburnett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
