Jacksonville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to the J.H. Rose Rampants for the full four quarters, racking up a 53-20 victory at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 32 point advantage.
Demon June went supernova for Jacksonville, rushing for 196 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave June a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Amare Dorsey, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jacksonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as J.H. Rose only rushed for 121.
Jacksonville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Harlem Williams and Jackson Henry.
Despite the loss, J.H. Rose still got an impressive performance from Jaidon Lovett, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Jacksonville's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for J.H. Rose, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Jacksonville will head out to face off against New Bern at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Bern's defense has only allowed 13.6 points per game this season, so Jacksonville's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for J.H. Rose, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against South Central at 7:00 p.m. South Central will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something J.H. Rose surely won't give up without a fight.
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