The King Lions will welcome the Jefferson Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. King has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with nine straight defeats, while Jefferson will come in with seven straight wins.
King's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chamberlain on Friday. They took a blow against the Storm, falling 42-0.
Meanwhile, Jefferson blew past Middleton, posting a 34-7 victory on the road. Considering the Dragons have won six matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jefferson had a senior duo take command as Nahledge Jones picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Jack Cunningham threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns. Cunningham's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 307 passing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ronnell Dubose, who rushed for 116 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry.
One reason for the win was Jefferson's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Middleton's QB won't forget Tyliq Cashaw anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Jefferson got some further help from Cohen Allen: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
King's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Jefferson, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
King took a serious blow against Jefferson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 30-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jefferson's Ahmad Bacon Jr., who picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that King 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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