Randolph School and North Jackson are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Randolph School Raiders will face off against the North Jackson Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Randolph School was fully in charge, breezing past Madison County 49-14 at home. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Jackson). They blew past Westminster Christian Academy 52-10 on the road on Friday. With that victory, the Chiefs brought their scoring average up to 30.2 points per game.
Diego Holt was his usual excellent self, rushing for 153 yards and four touchdowns, while also picking up 38 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Creed Richardson, who threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes.
North Jackson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hasani Jackson and Trevor Houston. Houston is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
The win made it two in a row for Randolph School and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for North Jackson, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Randolph School against North Jackson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 36-6 victory. Will Randolph School repeat their success, or does North Jackson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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