East Jessamine and West Jessamine are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
East Jessamine will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune last Friday. They came up short against Madison Southern, falling 28-7. The game marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, West Jessamine didn't have too much trouble with Montgomery County on the road last Friday as they won 28-14.
Gabriel Smith went supernova for West Jessamine, rushing for 89 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 158 yards and two touchdowns. West Jessamine also got a significant boost from Bragdon Welch, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 110 yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Jessamine's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Conall Sharp was the leader with three.
East Jessamine dropped their record down to 3-4 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Jessamine, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-4.
East Jessamine couldn't quite finish off West Jessamine when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 24-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smith, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 104 yards on 11 of 20 attempts. Now that East Jessamine 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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