The Jacksboro Tigers will take on the Peaster Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Jacksboro humbled Boyd with a 67-22 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 648th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jacksboro to victory, but perhaps none more so than Luis Balderama, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also picked up 60 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Luke Sams was another key back, rushing for 192 yards on only nine carries.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last match, Peaster made sure to put some points up on the board against Ferris on Friday. Peaster put the hurt on Ferris with a sharp 41-17 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.
Kaden Albert had a dynamite game for Peaster, rushing for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 98 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Hudson Salyers, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peaster was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 438 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ferris only gained 181.
Jacksboro's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Peaster, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Jacksboro took their victory against Peaster when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 42-19. Does Jacksboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peaster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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