After three games on the road, Jonesboro is heading back home. After each having a week off, they and the Harris County Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything went Jonesboro's way against Banneker as Jonesboro made off with a 34-12 victory.
Meanwhile, Harris County put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Dougherty with a sharp 27-6 win. That looming 27-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Tigers yet this season.
One reason for the win was Harris County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Joshua Jones was especially locked on to Dougherty's QB and sacked him three times. Harris County got some further help from P.J. Sterling: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Harris County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
The victory got Jonesboro back to even at 2-2. As for Harris County, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
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