The Jackson North Side Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Dyersburg Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jackson North Side will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Hardin County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Jackson North Side claimed a resounding 42-7 win over Hardin County on the road. Winning may never get old, but the Indians sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
It was another big night for Quinn Jenkins, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 87 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Javonte Smith, who picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jackson North Side was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Dyersburg won against Bolivar Central two weeks ago with 38 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Dyersburg really took it to McNairy Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-6 victory on the road. With the Trojans ahead 28-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Jackson North Side's record now sits at 4-1. As for Dyersburg, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-2.
Jackson North Side came up short against Dyersburg in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 21-13. Can Jackson North Side avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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