Laurel Highlands is 1-9 against Thomas Jefferson since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Laurel Highlands has given up an average of 39.4 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Laurel Highlands' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Trinity on Friday. They took a blow against the Hillers, falling 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 421st, while the Hillers are ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Thomas Jefferson over Chartiers Valley in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Jaguars blew the Colts out of the water with a 45-6 final score. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Laurel Highlands better keep an eye on Tyler Eber. He was instrumental in Thomas Jefferson's win, rushing for 326 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Those 326 rushing yards gave Eber a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmet Forte, who rushed for 69 yards and one TD.
Thomas Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Thomas Jefferson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jeff Raible and Colton Barilla.
Thomas Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.8 points on average over those games. As for Laurel Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Laurel Highlands was taken down by Thomas Jefferson 49-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eber, who rushed for 153 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries. Now that the Mustangs know 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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