Football Preview: Jefferson Dragons vs. King Lions
The Jefferson Dragons will square off against the King Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson has seven straight victories, King has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On October 4th, Jefferson took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 34-7 win over Middleton. The 34-point effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Jefferson's victory came down to the chemistry between Jack Cunningham and his top target Nahledge Jones. Cunningham threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns while Jones picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Cunningham's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 307 passing yards dating back to last season. Ahmad Bacon Jr. did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 81 receiving yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jefferson's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Tyliq Cashaw with two. Jefferson got some further help from Cohen Allen: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, King fell victim to Chamberlain and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Storm 42-0.
Jefferson's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for King, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Jefferson against King in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 30-0 victory. Will Jefferson repeat their success, or does King have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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