The Jefferson Bears will square off against the Flat Rock Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Jefferson has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Flat Rock will arrive with three straight wins.
Jefferson's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Riverview on Friday. They were beaten by the Pirates 61-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Pirates are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, everything went Flat Rock's way against Airport on Friday as Flat Rock made off with a 35-14 victory. Fans of the Rams have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Among those leading the charge was Graham Junge, who threw for 162 yards and four touchdowns. Flat Rock also got a significant boost from Ben Scully, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Flat Rock was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Flat Rock, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Jefferson took a serious blow against Flat Rock in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 56-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Junge, who threw for 188 yards and six touchdowns. Now that Jefferson 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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