J.R. Tucker is 2-7 against Thomas Jefferson since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The J.R. Tucker Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Thomas Jefferson Vikings at 7:00 p.m.
J.R. Tucker is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were outmatched by Freeman on the road and fell 50-12. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Mavericks are ranked 83rd).
Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Deep Run as Thomas Jefferson made off with a 36-14 victory. Fans of the Vikings have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Thomas Jefferson had a senior duo take command as Isaiah Brown rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries and Rashaud Cherry rushed for 184 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Cherry a new career-high in rushing yards.
Thomas Jefferson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Malik Porter and Cherry. Cherry also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 184. Thomas Jefferson got some further help from Zyan Hill: he made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Thomas Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 387 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
J.R. Tucker's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Thomas Jefferson, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
J.R. Tucker was dealt a bruising 53-0 defeat at the hands of Thomas Jefferson when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can J.R. Tucker avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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