Pleasant Ridge is 0-4 against Jackson Heights since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Pleasant Ridge Rams will head out to take on the Jackson Heights Cobras at 7:00 p.m.
Pleasant Ridge is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Jefferson County North, falling 26-6. That makes it the first time this season the Rams have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Jackson Heights put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 57-0 win over McLouth. Give the Cobras' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Jackson Heights relied on the efforts of Drake Mellies, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and Titus Eisenbarth, who rushed for 97 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. Mellies got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards. Jackson Heights also got a significant boost from Kade Holliday, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Jackson Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Jackson Heights' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mellies and Titan Eisenbarth.
Pleasant Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Jackson Heights, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Pleasant Ridge was taken down by Jackson Heights 46-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mellies, who rushed for 121 yards and five touchdowns, and also threw for 122 yards on 12 of 24 attempts. Now that Pleasant Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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