Two dominant backs in Tj Brown and Hayden Barton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jonesboro Hurricane will head out to square off against the Lake Hamilton Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jonesboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Jonesboro didn't have too much trouble with West Memphis as they won 42-28. Given the Hurricane's advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Blue Devils are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Brown, who rushed for 210 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 109.1 rushing yards per game.
Jonesboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Hamilton). They blew past Russellville 56-24 on Friday. Considering the Wolves have won four contests by more than 31 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Barton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 203 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards. Zayde Cox was in the mix too, providing Lake Hamilton with a touchdown.
Lake Hamilton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Caleb Rouse and Carson Jackson. Rouse is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played. Another thorn in Russellville's side was Hagan Tyler, who made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The victory made it two in a row for Lake Hamilton and bumps their season record up to 7-3. As for Jonesboro, their record is now 3-7.
Jonesboro came up short against Lake Hamilton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 27-20. Can Jonesboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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