The Jacksonville Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the D.H. Conley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksonville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.5 points per game this season.
Jacksonville will head out to face D.H. Conley after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Jacksonville took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Havelock. The matchup marked the Cardinals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite their defeat, Jacksonville saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Eric Griffin, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Jacksonville also got a significant boost from Demon June, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 91 yards.
Jacksonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Harlem Williams, Toriano Sharpless, and Ezekiel Lovett picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask D.H. Conley). They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past J.H. Rose 45-42. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their ten-point performance the match before.
Jacksonville's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1. As for D.H. Conley, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Jacksonville against D.H. Conley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 52-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jacksonville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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