After each having a week off, the Overhills Jaguars and the Hillside Hornets will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Overhills will be strutting in after a victory while Hillside will be coming in after a defeat.
Overhills will bounce into Friday's game after beating Pine Forest, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Overhills walked away with a 41-34 win over Pine Forest two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
A big part of Overhills' victory came down to the chemistry between Jordan Bryant and his top target Ryyan Coley. Bryant threw for 451 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt while Coley picked up 260 receiving yards and five touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Bryant a new career-high in rushing yards (40). Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Carlos Caraballo, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Overhills wouldn't let Pine Forest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Overhills can thank Jordan Frink and Tejawn Weir for forcing both of them. Frink has become a key player for Overhills: the team is undefeated when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 2-5 otherwise. Marquis James was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles and defending two passes.
Meanwhile, Hillside unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak two weeks ago. They lost to Jordan on the road by a 43-29 margin.
Despite the loss, Hillside had strong showings from Ameil Braswell, who rushed for 155 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and Xavier Stevenson, who rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown. Braswell really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run.
The win got Overhills back to even at 5-5. As for Hillside, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
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