Two dominant backs in Ezavier Crowell and Noah Moss are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jackson Aggies will square off against the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Jackson comes in on six and St. Michael Catholic on 13.
Jackson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past W.S. Neal, posting a 50-7 victory. That looming 50-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Aggies yet this season.
Landon Duckworth looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 115 yards and one TD, while also punching in one score on the ground.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Jackson proved: they limited W.S. Neal to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Demetrius Wilson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Jackson didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.4.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-22 win over Bullock County. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Hornets are ranked 95th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson better keep an eye on Gunner Rivers. He was instrumental in St. Michael Catholic's win, throwing for 175 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 14 passes, while also rushing for 61 yards on only five carries. Those 61 rushing yards gave Rivers a new career-high.
Jackson's record now sits at 11-2. As for St. Michael Catholic, their record is now 13-0.
Jackson couldn't quite get it done against St. Michael Catholic when the teams last played back in October as they fell 49-39. Can the Aggies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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