The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will stay at home for another week and welcome the Nacogdoches Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Jacksonville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Athens on Friday. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of the Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 649th, while the Hornets are ranked 254th).
Jacksonville's defeat came about despite a quality game from Didier Mares, who rushed for 116 yards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Nacogdoches was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were beaten by Rudder 42-10.
Jacksonville's loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Nacogdoches, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Jacksonville came up short against Nacogdoches in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 27-14. Can Jacksonville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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