Two dominant signal callers in Logan Wright and Trevon Willis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The French Camp Academy Panthers will welcome the Velma Jackson Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: French Camp Academy has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while Velma Jackson will arrive with six straight victories.
French Camp Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Nanih Waiya 38-34. Even if the Panthers couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Velma Jackson's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Noxapater 46-0 on the road. Considering the Falcons have won four matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Willis was his usual excellent self, throwing for 284 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Velma Jackson wouldn't let Noxapater keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kyman Dawson, Michael Shearill, Gredonivan Smith, and Tyshun Willis picked up one apiece. Smith is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
French Camp Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Velma Jackson, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
French Camp Academy took a serious blow against Velma Jackson in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 73-7. Thankfully for French Camp Academy, Gavin Griffin (who rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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