After having lost a blowout in their previous game against East Forsyth, Jack Britt was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They slipped by the Scotland Fighting Scots 21-20. For the Buccaneers, this counts as revenge for the 40-35 defeat the Fighting Scots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jack Britt to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emorian Towns, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Towns' longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Gavin Stokes was in the mix too, providing Jack Britt with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jack Britt's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Elijah Evans and Jaleel Parker who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Scotland's side was Derrick Jones, who picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
Despite the loss, Scotland still got an impressive performance from Ji'San McPhatter, who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 241 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes.
Jack Britt now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Scotland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Jack Britt will face off against Douglas Byrd at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Scotland, they will host Hoke County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
