Middleton lost against Blake back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Middleton Tigers came up short against the Blake Yellow Jackets, falling 32-12. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Yellow Jackets: they've now lost three in a row.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aljavonnie Daymon, who rushed for 88 yards on only 11 carries, and also threw for 130 yards and a touchdown. Daymon's longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
It was another big night for Quentin Deboue, who rushed for 183 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry for Blake. Deboue is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season. Blake also got a significant boost from Elijah Newman Hall, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 113 yards.
Middleton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Blake, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-5.
Middleton will welcome Jesuit at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jesuit knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Middleton likes a good challenge. As for Blake, they are taking a road trip to face off against Brandon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Blake is facing Brandon at the right time seeing as Brandon is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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