On Thursday, the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets blew past the Pinkston Vikings, posting a 55-24 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
Carson James went supernova for Arlington Heights, rushing for 93 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. That's the most rushing yards James has posted since back in September of 2023. Deshawn Long got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Arlington Heights' defense and their three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Carter James. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game. Christopher Wrighten was another major factor on D, making 21 total tackles.
Arlington Heights' victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Pinkston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Arlington Heights will head out on the road to take on North Side at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pinkston, they will welcome McCallum at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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