The Jefferson Bulldogs will face off against the Pittsburg Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jefferson has three straight wins, Pittsburg has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Pittsburg heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Jefferson took over last week. Jefferson snuck past De Kalb with a 36-30 victory on Friday.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 16-15 to Grace Community.
Despite the defeat, Pittsburg got top-tier performance from Jaylen Holloway, who rushed for 280 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Holloway's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Even though they lost, Pittsburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Jefferson pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pittsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Jefferson skirted past Pittsburg 15-12 in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Will Jefferson repeat their success, or does Pittsburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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