George Jenkins lost against Haines City back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The George Jenkins Eagles were dealt a 56-28 loss at the hands of the Haines City Hornets. The Eagles have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trevon Evans, who rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 64 receiving yards. Evans is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played. Sam Frederking also helped out with an impressive 116 receiving yards.
It was another big night for Kamari Smith, who rushed for 158 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries for Haines City. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Blake Herrington, who threw for 180 yards and a touchdown on perfect 11-for-11 passing.
George Jenkins now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Haines City, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
George Jenkins will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Winter Haven at 7:30 p.m. on November 7th. As for Haines City, they will challenge Specially Fit Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Specially Fit Academy's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Haines City's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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