Jackson-Milton is 2-7 against McDonald since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jackson-Milton Bluejays will square off against the McDonald Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Jackson-Milton will head out to face McDonald after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Jackson-Milton was dealt a 42-14 defeat at the hands of Mineral Ridge. The Bluejays were down 35-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, McDonald fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Western Reserve on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Blue Devils. The loss continues a trend for McDonald in their matchups with Western Reserve: they've now lost three in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Jackson-Milton and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for McDonald, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Jackson-Milton beat McDonald 28-21 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was McDonald's Drew Zajack, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 34 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Jackson-Milton still be able to contain Zajack? There's only one way to find out.
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