Football Preview: East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] vs. Rock Port Blue Jays
Two dominant signal callers in Blake Simmons and Corbyn Jakub are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Rock Port Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by DeKalb on the road to the tune of 70-24 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] with their most commanding win of the season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to River Dow and he. Dow rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns while he rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Gavyn Irvine a new career-high in rushing yards. Owen DeRosier was in the mix as well, providing East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Rock Port put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Mound City 46-16 on the road. With the Blue Jays ahead 38-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Rock Port can attribute much of their success to Jakub, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and Brock Holmes, who gained 154 total yards and three touchdowns. Holmes' longest reception was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax]'s win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Rock Port, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] took their win against Rock Port in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 36-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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