Football Preview: Jones Longhorns vs. Blackwell Maroons
The Jones Longhorns will take on the Blackwell Maroons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jones has four straight wins, Blackwell has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Jones took their match with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Oklahoma Christian. Considering the Longhorns have won six games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The critical scores for Jones came from Cale Clark, Riley Ellefson, Luke Debusk, Cruse Cranford, Chace Pitts, and Tripp Rogers.
Jones was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Jones didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rogers and Mason Templeton.
Meanwhile, a win for Blackwell just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Mount St. Mary, falling 48-6.
Jones has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Blackwell, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
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