Jones has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They and the Arendell Parrott Academy Patriots are set to duel. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Cameren Mckinney and Jaylen Solomon.
Jones is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Community Christian, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Jones was ranked 13th). Jones was dealt a 43-13 defeat at the hands of Community Christian on Friday.
Meanwhile, Arendell Parrott Academy had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They blew past the Warriors 54-8 at home. Considering the Patriots have won four matches by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Solomon, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Christopher Stimson was another key player, throwing for 137 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arendell Parrott Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 222 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Arendell Parrott Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luke Stocks and Cade Mixon.
Jones dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Arendell Parrott Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
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