Jacksonville is on a nine-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Mt. Pleasant a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians will host the Mt. Pleasant Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Jacksonville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Marshall on Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 606th, while the Mavericks are ranked 56th).
Jacksonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brendan Richards and Jordyn McGowan.
Meanwhile, a victory for Mt. Pleasant just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Texas, falling 49-21.
Jacksonville's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Jacksonville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 189.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mt. Pleasant struggles in that department as they've been averaging 167.4. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Jacksonville was dealt a bruising 51-13 loss at the hands of Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jacksonville was down 27-7.
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