The Jenkins Warriors will face off against the Stephenson Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Jenkins is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Northwest Whitfield 28-14. The Warriors pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bruins cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Stephenson took on Whitewater on Friday. Stephenson came out on top against Whitewater by a score of 44-37.
Anthony Booker had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 172 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Stephenson also got a significant boost from Jayden Johnson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Stephenson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Stephenson wouldn't let Whitewater keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Stephenson can thank Tyler Little and Sergio Mason for forcing all of them. Little is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Stephenson got some further help from Kwame Green Jr.: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Jenkins' win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Stephenson, their record is now 8-3.
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