Jackson has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Festus Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Jackson beats Festus with 55 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Jackson breezed by Vashon/Miller Career Academy on the road to the tune of 55-14 on Saturday. Given the Fighting Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Wolverine are ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Festus got themselves on the board against Farmington on Friday, but Farmington never followed suit. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over the Knights. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Jackson pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Festus, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Jackson against Festus when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-14 win. In that matchup, Jackson amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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