Football Recap: Wharton Tigers vs. Sweeny Bulldogs
Sweeny came into Friday's matchup looking for another win against Wharton, but Ja'Keon Jackson wouldn't allow it. The Wharton Tigers came out on top against the Sweeny Bulldogs by a score of 40-27 on Friday thanks in part to Jackson, who rushed for 268 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Jackson was just one part of a punishing run game: Wharton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 207 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Wharton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Sweeny, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-5.
Wharton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sweeny, they will face off against West Orange-Stark at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Orange-Stark knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Sweeny likes a good challenge.
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