The Des Moines North Polar Bears will take on the Jefferson Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Des Moines North came up short against Waterloo East and fell 19-12.
Meanwhile, Jefferson's matchup on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Marshalltown with a sharp 28-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Jefferson got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Vernon Benda out in front who threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Jermaine Robinson was Benda's top target, picking up 33 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jefferson's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lajoie Elophe and Anthony Snodey who racked up five sacks between them. Elophe is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Jefferson got some further help from Eli Szabo: he picked up a sack and made 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Des Moines North dropped their record down to 0-2 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Des Moines North took a serious blow against Jefferson in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 41-8. Thankfully for Des Moines North, Jeremiah Peiffer (who rushed for 22 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 104 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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