Jackson (Manassas, Va.) grabbed the lead when it threw a touchdown with under a minute left in the fourth quarter and held on to upset
Battlefield (Haymarket, Va.) 42-38 on Saturday. The score was the final lead change in a back-and-forth contest that featured five lead swaps.
The Raiders' standout player in the win was
Greg Stroman. The junior quarterback threw one touchdown and ran for one touchdown.
Jackson got revenge for last year's 30-12 loss to the Bobcats with the victory.
The defeat comes as a step back for Battlefield, which notched a 33-14 victory over Potomac in its previous outing. The loss snapped Battlefield's 2-game winning streak.
In a AAA Cedar Run game next week Jackson (5-0) takes on Freedom, and Battlefield (3-2) will go up against Osbourn also in a AAA Cedar Run game.
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