The Tylertown Chiefs will square off against the Perry Central Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tylertown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat St. Patrick 54-7. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Perry Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past St. Stanislaus 50-28 on Friday. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Perry Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Austin Jones led the charge by throwing for 364 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 54 yards. Brayden Weathers was another key player, picking up 179 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perry Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Markelious Norris and Brandon Sumrall.
The win got Tylertown back to even at 4-4. As for Perry Central, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Tylertown came up short against Perry Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 39-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 88 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes. Now that Tylertown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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