The Jasper Eagles will challenge the Appleton City Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jasper is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Jasper is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against New Heights Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jasper was dealt a 52-16 loss at the hands of New Heights Christian Academy.
Jasper might have lost, but man, Carson Lehman was a machine: he rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Lehman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Appleton City faced Lockwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Appleton City lost 58-34 to Lockwood. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Jasper's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Appleton City, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
Jasper was dealt a bruising 56-8 defeat at the hands of Appleton City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Appleton City's Cash Anderson, who rushed for 249 yards and six touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Jasper 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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