Two dominant backs in Jalen Stewart and Willie Batts are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jasper County Hurricanes will head out on the road to square off against the Dublin Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Jasper County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 41-31 win over Academy for Classical Education. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hurricanes.
Jamarkus Thomas went supernova for Jasper County, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 74 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Jasper County also got a significant boost from Stewart, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 147 yards.
Jasper County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 358 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Jasper County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bryan Ridley and DeMonte Greene. Another thorn in Academy for Classical Education's side was Cope Durand, who made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Dublin put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Gordon Central to the tune of 63-6. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Irish, who have now won nine games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Xavier Bostic was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.9 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Batts, who gained 135 total yards and two touchdowns.
Dublin pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Jasper County, their record is now 8-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Jasper County has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 220.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Dublin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 363.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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