Jamestown is 0-3 against Essex since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Jamestown Eagles will head out to square off against the Essex Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Jamestown can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Thursday. They came up short against Nottoway, falling 41-18. The Eagles just can't catch a break and have now endured 12 defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Jamestown got top-tier performance from Ben Hanchett, who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns. Hanchett got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible68 yards. 118 of those passing yards were hauled in by Morgan Vaughan.
Jamestown wouldn't let Nottoway keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jamestown can thank Conner (Cj) Peay and Brayden Strouse for forcing both of them. Strouse's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Essex took care of business in their home opener on Thursday (and then some). They blew past Sussex Central 58-6 at home.
Jamestown came up short against Essex in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 13-0. Can Jamestown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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