Football Preview: Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones vs. Jacksonville Crimsons
Sacred Heart-Griffin has gone 9-0 against Jacksonville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jacksonville Crimsons at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Sacred Heart-Griffin took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Mascoutah as Sacred Heart-Griffin made off with a 43-22 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cyclones needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville humbled Decatur Eisenhower with a 65-12 victory. Given the Crimsons' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Panthers are ranked 441st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jacksonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 306 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
The victory got Sacred Heart-Griffin back to even at 1-1. As for Jacksonville, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Sacred Heart-Griffin against Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 51-10 victory. Will Sacred Heart-Griffin repeat their success, or does Jacksonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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