The Northeast Jones Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Pass Christian Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Northeast Jones will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Northeast Jones' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Thursday. They blew past Mendenhall, posting a 30-0 victory. Northeast Jones might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 30 points or more this season.
Northeast Jones had a senior duo take command as Kendall Carmichael gained 111 total yards and a touchdown and Karsen Lightsey punched in three rushing scores. The dominant performance also gave Carmichael a new career-high in rushing yards (101).
Northeast Jones wouldn't let Mendenhall keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Dakiyan Rogers, Tevin Johnson, and Zach Scott picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pass Christian). They took down Bay 49-35 last Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Paris Trivillion was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 225 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Pass Christian is 4-2 when Trivillion posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Jacquez Alexander-Dedeaux was another key player, gaining 147 total yards and three touchdowns.
Pass Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Pass Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Alexander-Dedeaux, Lathan Lewis, and Matthew Daniely picked up one apiece.
Pass Christian now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Northeast Jones, their record now sits at 7-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Northeast Jones has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 213.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Pass Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 180.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Northeast Jones beat Pass Christian 35-28 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Northeast Jones have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pass Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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