Football Preview: Jefferson-Morgan Rockets vs. West Greene Pioneers
Jefferson-Morgan is 2-8 against West Greene since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jefferson-Morgan Rockets will be playing at home against the West Greene Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Jefferson-Morgan will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Jefferson-Morgan didn't have too much trouble with Carmichaels on the road as they won 21-6. The 21-point effort marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jefferson-Morgan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Houston Guesman led the charge by rushing for 140 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Guesman is now averaging an impressive 103.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of John Woodward, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jefferson-Morgan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Greene). They really took it to Mapletown for the full four quarters, racking up a 37-8 victory on the road. The Pioneers pushed the score to 30-8 by the end of the third, a deficit the Maples had little chance of recovering from.
Lane Allison had an outrageously good game as he threw for 242 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.5 yards per attempt, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Parker Burns was another key player, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jefferson-Morgan's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for West Greene, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Jefferson-Morgan has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 223.4 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for West Greene, though, as they've been averaging only 95.2. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Jefferson-Morgan lost to West Greene at home by a decisive 31-16 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Jefferson-Morgan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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