Jackson-Reed has gone 9-1 against Eastern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Jackson-Reed Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Eastern Ramblers at 6:00 p.m. Jackson-Reed is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Jackson-Reed is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Jackson-Reed was ranked 15th). Jackson-Reed's defense stepped up to hand Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering a 42-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their ten-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Jackson-Reed'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 Bilal Harrison and Brady Flowers.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last contest, Eastern made sure to put some points up on the board against Gwynn Park on Friday. Eastern simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Gwynn Park 44-0 at home. Given the Ramblers' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked seventh in District of Columbia, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 104th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson-Reed's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Eastern, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Jackson-Reed came up short against Eastern in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 31-20. Can Jackson-Reed avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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