Football Preview: Onaga Buffaloes vs. Jackson Heights Cobras
Two dominant backs in Joshua Daniels and Titus Eisenbarth are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Onaga Buffaloes will welcome the Jackson Heights Cobras at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Onaga was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 28-22 to Jefferson County North.
Meanwhile, Jackson Heights put their dominant defense on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Pleasant Ridge 62-0 at home. Fans of the Cobras have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Eisenbarth and Drake Mellies were among the main playmakers for Jackson Heights as the former gained 155 total yards and three touchdowns and the latter threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Eisenbarth torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. Kade Holliday also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jackson Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Onaga now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Jackson Heights, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Onaga was taken down by Jackson Heights 46-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Onaga avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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