Football Preview: Midlothian Heritage Jaguars vs. Terrell Tigers
After each having a week off, the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars and the Terrell Tigers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Terrell took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Midlothian Heritage, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Midlothian Heritage duked it out withEnnis last Friday. Midlothian Heritage put the hurt on Ennis with a sharp 62-37 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Jaguars just coasted through the last quarter.
Carter Rutenbar was his usual excellent self, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Malik Crutcher was another key player, rushing for 55 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Midlothian Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Terrell was not quite Kaufman's equal in the second half last Friday. They lost 42-21 to the Lions.
Although Terrell took the loss, they still got scores from Kooper Kennimer, Ryson Martin, and Keiundre Johnson.
Midlothian Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Terrell, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Midlothian Heritage has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 218.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Terrell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 252.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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