Jacksboro is 8-2 against Millsap since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Jacksboro Tigers will face off against the Millsap Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Jacksboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.7 points per game this season.
Jacksboro will head out to face Millsap after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Jacksboro fell 28-21 to City View. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Jacksboro might have lost, but man, Luke Sams was a machine: he rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 65 yards. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Gavit, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jacksboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Millsap entered their match against Holliday on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Millsap was beaten by Holliday 48-20. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Cr Tippie and Hunter Jones. Jones had a great game and threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Tippie was balling out in the loss, throwing for 250 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt.
Jacksboro's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Millsap, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Jacksboro has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 282 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Millsap struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Jacksboro beat Millsap 24-17 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Millsap's Reid Green, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 65 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jacksboro still be able to contain Green? There's only one way to find out.
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