Orange Beach is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Jackson is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Orange Beach Makos will welcome the Jackson Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Orange Beach at home against Escambia County as the team secured a 38-6 win. While fans of the Makos might be used to big wins, the 32-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Jackson won against LeFlore last Friday with 55 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Jackson blew past St. Michael Catholic, posting a 55-16 victory on the road. With the Aggies ahead 35-10 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Landon Duckworth continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 336 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Ezavier Crowell was another key player, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Jackson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Quell Armstrong and Victor Darrington.
Orange Beach's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Jackson, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Orange Beach was dealt a bruising 50-2 loss at the hands of Jackson when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Duckworth, who threw for 220 yards and four touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown. Now that Orange Beach 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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