Football Preview: North Pike Jaguars vs. South Jones Braves
North Pike hasn't had much luck against South Jones recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The North Pike Jaguars will host the South Jones Braves at 7:00 p.m.
North Pike is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Brookhaven on Friday. They had to suffer through a 38-7 loss at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Panthers are ranked 36th).
Even if they lost, North Pike's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Al'Javion Wells was the leader with two. He has been hot , having also posted eight or more total tackles the last seven times he's played. Tyler Morgan was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Jones, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They managed a 23-17 win over Florence on Friday.
South Jones has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.2 points per game. As for North Pike, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
North Pike came up short against South Jones in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 33-28. Will North Pike have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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