The Tallassee Tigers will take on the Jackson Aggies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tallassee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Ashford 40-14. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won eight games in a row.
Meanwhile, Jackson entered their tilt with Bibb County on Friday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Choctaws 51-0. Given the Aggies' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Choctaws are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Landon Duckworth was his usual excellent self, throwing for 307 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Ezavier Crowell was another key player, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown.
Tallassee's victory bumped their record up to 9-2-1. As for Jackson, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Tallassee was taken down by Jackson 35-7 when the teams last played back in November of 2015. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Tallassee was down 21-0.
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