The Pittsburg Pirates will head out to face off against the Jefferson Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pittsburg has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with eight straight defeats, while Jefferson will come in with three straight wins.
Last Friday, Pittsburg and Grace Community were almost perfectly matched up, but Pittsburg suffered a 16-15 loss.
Despite the defeat, Pittsburg got top-tier performance from Jaylen Holloway, who rushed for 280 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Holloway a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Jefferson's game on Friday was all tied up 14-14 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They managed a 36-30 victory over De Kalb.
Pittsburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Jefferson, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pittsburg couldn't quite finish off Jefferson when the teams last played back in August of 2021 and fell 15-12. Can Pittsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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