A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Henrietta Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jacksboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.6 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Jacksboro humbled Millsap with a 52-14 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 34 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jacksboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Wyatt Gavit, who threw for 390 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.0 yards per attempt. Luis Balderama helped Gavit out on the ground, rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Jacksboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jacksboro's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Hunter Moffit was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Henrietta fell victim to City View and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Mustangs 47-0. Having soared to a lofty 39 points in the game before, the Bearcats' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Jacksboro's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Henrietta, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Jacksboro won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in September of 2023, slipping by Henrietta 28-27. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Henrietta's Garrett Blevins, who rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 99 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Jacksboro to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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