Football Preview: Jonesboro Eagles vs. Miami Warriors
The Jonesboro Eagles are on the road again on Saturday to play the Miami Warriors at 12:00 p.m. Jonesboro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Miami likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Jonesboro beat Walnut Springs 52-47. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Hornets are ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Miami came tearing into two weeks ago's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Tigers 56-8 at home. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 46 points or more this season.
Miami got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kasey Benge out in front who rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Hinshaw, who rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Miami was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Jonesboro's record now sits at 5-1. As for Miami, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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