It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but J.H. Rose had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 32-25 win over the Northern Nash Knights. This was payback for the Rampants, who suffered a 42-36 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jaidon Lovett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, picking up 95 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 53 yards. Jimmy Martin also helped out by tossing the rock for 268 yards.
J.H. Rose didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Wright Collins, Quivaughn Tyson, and Greg Ransome picked up one apiece. J.H. Rose is 2-1 when Ransome posts one or more interceptions, but 1-7 otherwise.
With the victory, J.H. Rose broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-8. As for Northern Nash, the loss snapped their winning streak at ten games and leaves them with a 10-1 record.
J.H. Rose will face off against Southern Nash at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Nash does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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