After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Orange-Stark, Silsbee was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Jasper Bulldogs 49-47. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
A big part of Silsbee's victory came down to the chemistry between Michael Moshier and his top target Jayden Miller. Moshier threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt while Miller picked up 194 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Moshier a new career-high in rushing yards (71). Another player making a difference was Jacaleb Johnson, who gained 142 total yards and a touchdown.
Silsbee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Johnson and Gary Farr.
Jasper lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Isaiah Coleman, who threw for 490 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.4 yards per attempt. Raja Garza-Adams was Coleman's top target, picking up 231 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Silsbee's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Jasper, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Silsbee will take on Shepherd at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Silsbee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season. As for Jasper, they will face off against Tarkington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jasper is facing Tarkington at the right time seeing as Tarkington is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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