Two dominant backs in Keegan Eichert and Raymond Holman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jenkintown Drakes will head out to square off against the Morrisville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morrisville took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Jenkintown, who comes in off a win.
Jenkintown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Renaissance Academy, posting a 61-0 victory. Considering the Drakes have won three contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Eichert, who rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 158 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Cooper, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Morrisville's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 25-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bristol. That makes it the first time this season the Bulldogs have let down their home crowd.
The losing side was boosted by Holman, who rushed for 121 yards. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 121 rushing yards in the fifth games prior.
Jenkintown now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Morrisville, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
Jenkintown came up short against Morrisville in their previous meeting on October 10th, falling 27-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morrisville's Jovan Rivera, who picked up 229 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Jenkintown 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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