Football Preview: Tylertown Chiefs vs. Jefferson County Tigers
The Tylertown Chiefs will take on the Jefferson County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Tylertown comes in on three and Jefferson County on six.
Tylertown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They slipped by Enterprise 18-17.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County made easy work of Hazlehurst on Friday and carried off a 38-14 victory. Considering the Tigers have won five contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Royale Shelvy was his usual excellent self, rushing for 229 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 189 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Jamari Tenner, who rushed for 126 yards on only 11 carries.
Jefferson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Tylertown has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.4 points per game. As for Jefferson County, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Tylertown was taken down by Jefferson County 34-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Thankfully for Tylertown, Jj Claiborne (who rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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