North Pike lost against South Jones back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The North Pike Jaguars lost to the South Jones Braves at home by a 23-8 margin. The Jaguars have struggled against the Braves recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why North Pike lost, don't look at Jakevious Smith. Despite the final result, he rushed for 111 yards on only 12 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Smith has posted since back in September of 2023. Devin Montgomery also helped out with an impressive 101 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, North Pike was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
North Pike's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for South Jones, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
North Pike does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Jones, they will square off against Wayne County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wayne County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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