Jackson-Reed was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 28-13 bruising from the Yorktown Patriots. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 15th in District of Columbia, while the Patriots are ranked 124th in Virginia).
Although Jackson-Reed took the loss, they still got scores from Brady Flowers and Cam Butler.
Yorktown got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Drew Morgan out in front who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in rushing yards. Coby Casalengo helped Morgan out on the ground, rushing for 127 yards.
Jackson-Reed's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Yorktown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Jackson-Reed will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against St. Albans at 4:00 p.m. Hopefully Jackson-Reed focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Yorktown, they will face off against Wakefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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