Escambia County is 0-6 against Jackson since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Escambia County Blue Devils will host the Jackson Aggies at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Escambia County took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Monroe County as Escambia County made off with a 33-8 win.
Among those leading the charge was Jamarion Robinson, who threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Escambia County also got a significant boost from Jovaughntai Henderson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Meanwhile, Jackson got the win against Demopolis on Friday by a conclusive 42-20. Given the Aggies' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Tigers are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got Escambia County back to even at 1-1. As for Jackson, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Escambia County was taken down by Jackson 50-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jackson's Ezavier Crowell, who rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Escambia County 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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