The North Jackson Chiefs will take on the New Hope Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Jackson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by St. John Paul II at home to the tune of 40-7 on Friday. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Falcons are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, New Hope made easy work of Madison County on Friday and carried off a 48-24 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Layton Pohl was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 284 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 52 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Dawson Cambron was another key player, picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.
North Jackson's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for New Hope, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
North Jackson strolled past New Hope in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 36-20. Does North Jackson have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Hope turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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