The Jasper Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Carthage Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Jasper is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 43 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Beaumont United on Friday. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Timberwolves.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Ja'Keman Harris, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jasper also got help from Raja Garza-Adams, who showed off his sure hands for 87 receiving yards.
Jasper's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Daylon Barlow and Anthony Fountain.
Meanwhile, Carthage humbled Chapel Hill with a 45-14 victory. Carthage pushed the score to 45-7 by the end of the third, a deficit Chapel Hill cut but never quite recovered from.
Jasper's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Carthage, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Jasper was taken down by Carthage 28-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Jasper avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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