Football Preview: Westside Seminoles vs. Jackson Red Devils
Westside and Jackson are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Westside Seminoles will head out to square off against the Jackson Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Westside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
Westside is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since August 18, 2023 on Friday. They claimed a resounding 57-18 victory over Rutland. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Seminoles.
Kadiphius Iverson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 190 yards and five touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ki?Moiray Holland, who rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown.
Westside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 417 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, a win for Jackson just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Callaway on the road and fell 45-14. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 135th).
Westside's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Jackson, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 4-5.
Westside couldn't quite finish off Jackson in their previous matchup back in October of 2019 and fell 34-31. Thankfully for Westside, Alexander Patrick (who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for nine yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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