After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Jersey Village brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They walked away with a 37-24 victory over the Cypress Ridge Rams on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Falcons as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jersey Village's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaden Perkins led the charge by rushing for 87 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Perkins a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Pickney, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
Jersey Village was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 84 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 154.7.
Jersey Village wouldn't let Cypress Ridge keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Bradley Sheehy, Cardale Clark, and Demarcus Griffin picked up one apiece. Jersey Village got some further help from Nathan Reyes: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles.
When it comes to explaining why Cypress Ridge lost, don't look at Chad Johnson. Despite the final result, he threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards. Kishon Munro also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Jersey Village's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Cypress Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.
Jersey Village is taking a road trip to take on Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cypress Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Stratford at 6:30 p.m. Stratford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.6 points per game this season.
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