After two games on the road, Avella is heading back home. They will welcome the Jefferson-Morgan Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Avella is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Carmichaels on Friday. They took a 19-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mighty Mikes.
Meanwhile, Jefferson-Morgan put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 44-12 win over Bentworth. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 27 points or more this season.
Houston Guesman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 253 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Deakyn Dehoet was Guesman's top target, picking up 238 receiving yards.
Avella's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Jefferson-Morgan, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Avella was dealt a bruising 32-0 loss at the hands of Jefferson-Morgan in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Avella, Cole Jones (who threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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