The Deshler Tigers will take on the North Jackson Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Deshler's defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game this season, so North Jackson's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Deshler is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against West Morgan on Thursday. They took a 13-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rebels. The Tigers have struggled against the Rebels recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, North Jackson waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Patriots 48-14. Considering the Chiefs have won four contests by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Deshler better focus on containing Nick Price Jr. and Keyton Long as the pair were huge in North Jackson's win. Price Jr. gained 242 total yards, while Long rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Price Jr. also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because North Jackson is 6-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
North Jackson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. They are 6-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
North Jackson's record now sits at 7-3. As for Deshler, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
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