The Hartfield Academy Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the St. Joseph Catholic Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hartfield Academy will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Hartfield Academy faced Jackson Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Hartfield Academy walked away with a 30-17 win over Jackson Prep.
Hartfield Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Reed Jesiolowski, who rushed for 161 yards, and also picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jesiolowski is on a roll when it comes to rushing yards, as he's now rushed for 100 or more in the last five games he's played. Hartfield Academy also got help from Kenzy West who showed off his sure hands for 85 receiving yards.
Hartfield Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Reginald Vaughn and his three sacks.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Catholic pushed their score all the way to 39 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 40-39 to Presbyterian Christian. Despite running the score up even higher than they did two weeks ago (34), St. Joseph Catholic still had to take the loss.
Hartfield Academy's win was their ninth straight on the road (dating back to last season), which bumped their overall record up to 10-0. They've been dominating across those matches too: they took their wins by an average of 31 points. As for St. Joseph Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
