Football Preview: Harrah Panthers vs. Jones Longhorns
Harrah is 0-4 against Jones since September of 2014 but things could change on Monday. The Harrah Panthers will face off against the Jones Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. Harrah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
Harrah will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Tecumseh on Friday. Harrah blew past Tecumseh 49-21 at home. Considering the Panthers have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rance Ridley went supernova for Harrah, rushing for 203 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Ridley really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run. Titus Johnson was another key player, rushing for 144 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Harrah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 371 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Harrah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Deven Mcneill, Travis Taber, and Brody Byers picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, a win for Jones just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Millwood 46-13. The contest marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Harrah now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Jones, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
Harrah was taken down by Jones 44-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. Can Harrah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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