The Jackson Generals's road trip will continue as they head out to face the South Dade Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Jackson's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past St. Brendan 22-0.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, South Dade made sure to put some points up on the board against Miami on Thursday. South Dade took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over Miami. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Stingarees are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jean Calixte went supernova for South Dade, picking up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Calixte was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 63 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Shropshire, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
South Dade's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. In that department, Kentrell Davis was the leader with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Jackson now has a winning record of 4-3. As for South Dade, their record is now 3-4.
Jackson was dealt a bruising 42-6 defeat at the hands of South Dade in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Jackson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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