Football Preview: Red Jacket vs. Pembroke Dragons
Red Jacket and Pembroke are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2021, but not for long. Red Jacket will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Pembroke Dragons at 7:00 p.m.
Red Jacket is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Wellsville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Red Jacket was dealt a 52-6 loss at the hands of Wellsville. That's two games in a row now that Red Jacket has lost by exactly 46 points.
Meanwhile, Pembroke put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Holley 66-26. Considering the Dragons have won four matchups by more than 29 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Caleb Felski continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 478 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 28.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Pembroke pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.6 points per game. As for Red Jacket, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Red Jacket took a serious blow against Pembroke in their previous matchup back in September, falling 46-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Felski, who rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry. Now that Red Jacket knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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