Football Preview: Jay Royals vs. Flomaton Hurricanes
Jay is 0-7 against Flomaton since August of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Jay Royals will challenge the Flomaton Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Jay is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
If Flomaton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Jay took over last week. Jay walked away with a 23-13 win over Chipley on Thursday. The 23-point effort marked the Royals' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jay relied on the efforts of Hayden Morris, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns, and Jaymes Youngblood, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Morris has posted since back in October of 2023.
Jay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Flomaton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to Bayside Academy on the road by a 14-0 margin.
Jay's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Flomaton, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Jay took a serious blow against Flomaton in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, falling 42-0. Can Jay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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