Football Preview: George Jenkins Eagles vs. Ridge Community Bolts
The George Jenkins Eagles will take on the Ridge Community Bolts at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
George Jenkins is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Lakeland Christian on Friday. They were beaten by the Vikings 41-3. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ridge Community sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-11 victory over East Ridge on Friday. That's two games straight that the Bolts have won by exactly three points.
Lavonski Tubbs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 240 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 99 yards.
Ridge Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 270 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Ridge only rushed for 122.
George Jenkins now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ridge Community, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Monday's match might be decided in the on the ground. George Jenkins has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 185 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ridge Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 213. It's looking like Monday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
George Jenkins lost to Ridge Community at home by a decisive 30-13 margin in their previous meeting back in November of 2020. Thankfully for George Jenkins, Beau Herrington (who rushed for 288 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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