Brandon is 0-4 against Jefferson since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Brandon Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Jefferson Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Brandon's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Jefferson's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Brandon's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Strawberry Crest on Friday. They came up short against the Chargers, falling 25-0. Having soared to a lofty 37 points in the game before, the Eagles' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Even if they lost, Brandon's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Elijah Reeves was especially locked on to Strawberry Crest's QB and sacked him twice. Reeves also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Jefferson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 41-7 win over George Jenkins. Fans of the Dragons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jefferson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ronnell Dubose, who rushed for 216 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Cunningham, who threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.7 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Brandon's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Brandon took a serious blow against Jefferson in their previous meeting back in October of 2020, falling 57-0. Thankfully for Brandon, Zycarl Lewis (who picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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