Football Preview: North Jackson Chiefs vs. Madison Academy Mustangs
North Jackson hasn't had much luck against Madison Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Jackson Chiefs will challenge the Madison Academy Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. North Jackson will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
North Jackson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 50-14 victory over New Hope at home. With the Chiefs ahead 36-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
It was another big night for Diego Holt, who rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 104 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Creed Richardson, who rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Jackson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was North Jackson's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jaquez Poole was especially locked on to New Hope's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Madison Academy finally came back down to earth on Friday. They lost 20-0 to Arab. The match marked the first time this year in which the Mustangs were not able to get on the board.
North Jackson's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Madison Academy, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3.
North Jackson took a serious blow against Madison Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 37-0. Thankfully for North Jackson, Will Stokes (who rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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