Football Preview: Jersey Village Falcons vs. Northbrook Raiders
Jersey Village has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. After each having a week off, they and the Northbrook Raiders will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:30 p.m. Neither Jersey Village nor Northbrook posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Jersey Village's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Cypress Springs last Thursday. They were dealt a 60-0 defeat at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 452nd, while the Panthers are ranked 157th).
Meanwhile, Northbrook fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Aldine last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 9-6. The loss was the Raiders' first of the season.
Even if they lost, Northbrook's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Aldine's QB won't forget Malachi Mckinstry anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Northbrook got some further help from Ismael Compean: he picked up a sack, forced two fumbles, and made seven total tackles.
Jersey Village now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Northbrook, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Jersey Village against Northbrook in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 42-0 victory. Does Jersey Village have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northbrook turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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