Jefferson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Freedom Patriots with a sharp 45-21 victory. Fans of the Dragons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Ronnell Dubose, who rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 155 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jack Cunningham was another key player, throwing for 341 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes.
Jefferson's defense stepped up as well, laying out David Simpkins. four times. Jeremy Johnson was especially locked on to Freedom's QB and sacked him twice. Antonio Delacruz was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Freedom still got an impressive performance from Adam ?Aj? Crump, who picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Jefferson pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Freedom, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Jefferson didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-27 victory against Robinson on the 30th. As for Freedom, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Spoto at 7:30 p.m. on October 4th.
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