Football Preview: Jones Longhorns vs. Mount St. Mary Rockets
The Jones Longhorns will head out to face off against the Mount St. Mary Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jones is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.9 points per game this season.
Jones will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 27-point they dealt Chisholm on Thursday. Jones breezed by Chisholm on the road to the tune of 47-20. Jones might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 27 points or more this season.
Jones relied on the efforts of Acyn Hansen, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and Coda Harris, who rushed for 98 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Luke Debusk was in the mix too, providing Jones with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jones was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Jones didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carlos Hardeman and Drew Thomas.
Meanwhile, Mount St. Mary was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Millwood on the road and fell 42-6. The matchup marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Jones is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Mount St. Mary, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
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