Football Recap: East Jefferson Warriors vs. L.W. Higgins Hurricanes
East Jefferson waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the L.W. Higgins Hurricanes as they made off with a 32-6 victory. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
The critical scores for East Jefferson came from Paul Jones, Jayden Obiekwe, and Malcolm Jones.
East Jefferson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Donte Thompson and Iago Henrique. Thompson also made four total tackles, which is notable because East Jefferson is 6-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
East Jefferson's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.7 points per game. As for L.W. Higgins, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
East Jefferson will play host again on Friday to welcome Woodlawn-B.R., where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. East Jefferson's defense has only allowed 13.1 points per game this season, so Woodlawn-B.R.'s offense will have their work cut out for them. L.W. Higgins does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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