Football Preview: Hillcrest Jaguars vs. Escambia County Blue Devils
The Hillcrest Jaguars will venture away from home to square off against the Escambia County Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillcrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Hillcrest at home against Flomaton as the squad secured a 46-18 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Kevin Porter, Jr. went supernova for Hillcrest, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also throwing for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only ten passes. Kendrick Nelms also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillcrest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Escambia County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They and Satsuma were almost perfectly matched up, but Escambia County suffered a 14-13 loss. The contest was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Blue Devils couldn't quite close it out.
Hillcrest's record now sits at 7-2. As for Escambia County, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Hillcrest came up short against Escambia County when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 19-15. Can Hillcrest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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