Two dominant signal callers in Rayshaun Parks and Cayden Benson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jackson Jaguars will take on the Creekside Seminoles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jackson took a loss when they played away from home on October 4th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They never let Forest Park onto the board and left with a 43-0 victory. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Panthers are ranked 423rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Creekside had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 63-7 win over Drew. The Seminoles pushed the score to 56-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the had no chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Benson, who rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Corey Mims was Benson's top target, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 45 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Creekside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Creekside's defense and their eight sacks. Tavarre Terrell led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Cassius Burch is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Jackson pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Creekside, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Jackson took a serious blow against Creekside in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 66-6. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jackson was down 52-6.
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