Jacksonville is 3-0 against South Central since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jacksonville Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the South Central Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Jacksonville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past D.H. Conley with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 62-43. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Vikings are ranked 130th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Demon June was his usual excellent self, rushing for 407 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 17.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Griffin, who rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jacksonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 699 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, South Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Havelock 62-14.
Jacksonville's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for South Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Jacksonville against South Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-14 victory. 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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