Jenkintown and Morrisville are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Jenkintown Drakes will challenge the Morrisville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Friday, Jenkintown really took it to Columbia Montour Vo-Tech for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-6 victory at home. The Drakes pushed the score to 27-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rams had little chance of recovering from.
Nick Dvalishvili went supernova for Jenkintown, rushing for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Dvalishvili a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jenkintown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 81 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 224.3.
Jenkintown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Riley Cieplinski and Manny Bowens.
Meanwhile, Morrisville didn't have too much trouble with KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy at home on Friday as they won 28-12.
It was another big night for Raymond Holman, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 171 rushing yards in the third games prior. Jovan Rivera made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Jenkintown's record now sits at 4-2. As for Morrisville, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Jenkintown has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 152.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Morrisville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 274.9. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Jenkintown suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Morrisville in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Holman, who rushed for 268 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. 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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