The Jay Royals will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Freeport Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Jay is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Vernon. Jay blew past Vernon 34-0 on the road on Friday. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Royals had established a 21 point advantage.
Jay found their leader in underclassman Jaymes Youngblood, who rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Hayden Morris, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
One reason for the win was Jay's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Brady Godwin was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, Freeport got themselves on the board against North Bay Haven Academy on Friday, but North Bay Haven Academy never followed suit. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 30-0 victory over the Buccaneers.
The critical scores for Freeport came from Cody Campbell and Zakade Schiro.
Jay didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Freeport when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. Will Jay repeat their success, or does Freeport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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