Football Game Preview: Jefferson Dragons vs. Middleton Tigers + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/04/24 - Away	34-7 W
09/17/20 - Away	6-0 W
09/13/19 - Home	46-0 W
09/28/18 - Home	26-7 W
09/28/17 - Away	17-3 W
+ 2 more games

Jefferson is a perfect 7-0 against Middleton since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson has three straight victories, Middleton has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Friday, everything came up roses for Jefferson against Robinson as the team secured a 53-6 win. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 39 points or more this season.

Jefferson's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andreas Zayas, who rushed for 132 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries. Zayas' longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Reggie Nelson, who picked up 72 receiving yards and three TDs.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Meanwhile, Middleton played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 44-19 to Blake. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 160th).

Middleton's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.

Everything came up roses for Jefferson against Middleton when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 34-7 victory. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.