Millsap hasn't had much luck against Jacksboro recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Millsap Bulldogs' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Jacksboro Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Jacksboro is facing Millsap at the wrong time: Millsap suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 48-20. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-12.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Cr Tippie and Hunter Jones. Jones had a great game and threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Tippie was balling out in the loss, throwing for 250 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Jacksboro entered their match against City View on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Jacksboro took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of City View. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Jacksboro might have lost, but man, Luke Sams was a machine: he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sams got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 65 yards. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Gavit, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jacksboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Jacksboro wouldn't let City View keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jacksboro can thank Cannon Valenzuela and Kase Dennis for forcing both of them.
Millsap's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Jacksboro, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Millsap has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 200.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Jacksboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 282. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Millsap came up short against Jacksboro when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 24-17. Can Millsap avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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