Two dominant signal callers in Kymon'E Brown and Samir Crosby are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Jeannette Jayhawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jeannette is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Jeannette didn't have too much trouble with Neshannock as they won 23-7.
Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 166 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 101.2 rushing yards per game. Jayce Powell also helped out with an impressive 88 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Jeannette's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Nick Mendoza was especially locked on to Neshannock's QB and sacked him three times.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greensburg Central Catholic). They took down Monessen 54-38 on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Centurions who have now won six contests in a row.
A big part of Greensburg Central Catholic's victory came down to the chemistry between Crosby and his top target Landon Honick. Crosby threw for 164 yards and four touchdowns while Honick picked up 121 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Crosby also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making nine total tackles, and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Greensburg Central Catholic wouldn't let Monessen keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Greensburg Central Catholic can thank Crosby and Brock Mcmullen for forcing both of them.
Greensburg Central Catholic pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.3 points per game. As for Jeannette, their record is now 8-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Jeannette has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 169.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Greensburg Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 179.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Jeannette lost to Greensburg Central Catholic on the road by a decisive 44-27 margin when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crosby, who rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Jeannette knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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