The Northside Patriots are taking a road trip to face off against the Jonesboro Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Northside is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Starr's Mill on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Northside was beaten by Starr's Mill 36-6. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Panthers are ranked 46th).
The losing side was boosted by Jai Jackson, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro didn't have too much trouble with Griffin on the road on Thursday as they won 43-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Northside's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Jonesboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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