If Jenkintown was riding high fresh off their 34-6 takedown of Columbia Montour Vo-Tech two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jenkintown Drakes took a 27-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Morrisville Bulldogs on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Drakes of the 20-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Jenkintown lost, don't look at Keegan Eichert. Despite the final result, he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown.
Jovan Rivera went supernova for Morrisville, picking up 229 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Rivera was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards. Morrisville also got a significant boost from Iziere Caraway, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 102 yards.
Jenkintown moved to 4-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Morrisville, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Jenkintown will host Bristol at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Bristol: 13.8, Jenkintown: 14.9) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Morrisville, they will head out to take on Renaissance Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morrisville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.4 points per game this season.
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