The Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels will venture away from home to face off against the Jackson Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
If Tipton-Rosemark Academy beats Jackson Christian with 42 points on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Tipton-Rosemark Academy blew past Harding Academy, posting a 42-6 win at home. Considering the Rebels have won three matchups by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jackson Christian). They breezed by Fayette Academy on the road to the tune of 48-14 on Friday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 21 point advantage.
Austin Kelley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 52 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jay'Len Mosley, who picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jackson Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Tipton-Rosemark Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-2. As for Jackson Christian, their record now sits at 4-1.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy took a serious blow against Jackson Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 41-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kelley, who threw for 286 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes. Now that Tipton-Rosemark Academy 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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