The Joaquin Rams will square off against the Timpson Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Timpson is hoping to do what Hemphill couldn't on Friday: put an end to Joaquin's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Joaquin was the clear victor by a 52-26 margin over Hemphill. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Joaquin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 462 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Timpson scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 58-57 to Shelbyville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Joaquin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Timpson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Joaquin took a serious blow against Timpson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 69-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Timpson's Terry Bussey, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. Now that Joaquin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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