The Henderson Lions will venture away from home to take on the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Henderson didn't have quite enough to beat Liberty-Eylau and fell 44-41.
Henderson might have lost, but man, Jesstin Starling was a machine: he rushed for 164 yards and four touchdowns. Starling is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Vince Howard was another key player, throwing for 222 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes.
Even though they lost, Henderson was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 481 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville had to endure an 11-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They really took it to Brownsboro for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-7 win on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Fightin' Indians had established a 21 point advantage.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Radarrius Sirls and he. Sirls rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries while he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Didier Mares's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Henderson's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Jacksonville, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Henderson against Jacksonville when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as the team secured a 58-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sirls, who rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Henderson still be able to contain Sirls? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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