The Jacksonville Fightin' Indians have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Nacogdoches Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. 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 Athens on Friday. They were dealt a 31-0 loss at the hands of the Hornets. 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 649th, while the Hornets are ranked 254th).
Didier Mares put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 116 yards.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Nacogdoches was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They took a blow against Rudder, falling 42-10.
Jacksonville's defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Nacogdoches, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Jacksonville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 204 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Nacogdoches struggles in that department as they've been averaging 222.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Jacksonville came up short against Nacogdoches in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 27-14. Can Jacksonville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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