Morrisville and Jenkintown are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Morrisville Bulldogs will stay at home for another week and welcome the Jenkintown Drakes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Morrisville: 13.1, Jenkintown: 12.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Morrisville strolled past KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy with points to spare, taking the game 28-12.
Raymond Holman was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 171 rushing yards dating back to last season. Jovan Rivera made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Morrisville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Morrisville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rivera and Zayden Gomez.
Meanwhile, Jenkintown waltzed into their contest last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They claimed a resounding 34-6 win over the Rams at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 27-0.
Nick Dvalishvili had a dynamite game for Jenkintown, rushing for 241 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Dvalishvili a new career-high in rushing yards.
Jenkintown wouldn't let Columbia Montour Vo-Tech keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jenkintown can thank Dom Velazquez and Riley Cieplinski for forcing both of them.
Morrisville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Jenkintown, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Thursday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Morrisville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 274.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Jenkintown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 152.7. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Morrisville's way against Jenkintown in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Morrisville made off with a 20-0 victory. Will Morrisville repeat their success, or does Jenkintown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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