Parker has gone 3-0 against Mortimer Jordan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Parker Thundering Herd will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Parker has three straight victories, Mortimer Jordan has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Parker blew past Gardendale, posting a 35-7 win on the road. Given the Thundering Herd's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Rockets are ranked 60th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Parker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Parker's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Robert Taylor and Jourdin Crawford who racked up all four sacks between them. With that strong performance, Crawford is now averaging an impressive 7 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-21, which was the final score in Mortimer Jordan's tilt against Homewood on Friday. The Blue Devils were down 35-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the defeat, Mortimer Jordan saw an underclassman step up: Blaze Neely threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards. That's the most rushing yards Neely has posted since back in September of 2023.
Parker's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Mortimer Jordan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Parker against Mortimer Jordan when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 62-28 win. Will Parker repeat their success, or does Mortimer Jordan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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