Two dominant backs in Elijah Able and Keondrick Melton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Farmville Central Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Washington Pam Pack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Farmville Central will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Farmville Central gave up the first points last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Ayden - Grifton as Farmville Central made off with a 42-22 win. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Among those leading the charge was Benjamin Gardner, who threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Able helped Gardner out on the ground, rushing for 113 yards.
Farmville Central's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Jeremy Mabery and Tysean Langley, who racked up five sacks between them. Mabery also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Farmville Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Washington). They enjoyed a cozy 44-28 victory over West Craven on Thursday. The Pam Pack pushed the score to 41-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Melton was his usual excellent self, rushing for 187 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 69 yards. Anderson Thomas also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Farmville Central's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Washington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Farmville Central against Washington in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 38-8 win. Will Farmville Central repeat their success, or does Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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