A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Evansville Reitz Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jasper is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Evansville Harrison to the tune of 59-24. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Evansville Reitz had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Bears 47-7. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Bears are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jasseim Ussery went supernova for Evansville Reitz, rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Elijah Darrett was another key back, gaining 71 total yards and a touchdown.
Evansville Reitz didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nehemiah Madison and Landon Mcclarney.
Jasper is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Evansville Reitz, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Jasper lost to Evansville Reitz at home by a decisive 28-14 margin when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mcclarney, who rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Jasper knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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