The Jersey Village Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Stratford Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jersey Village has given up an average of 36 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Jersey Village is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cy-Fair on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Falcons lost 41-16 to the Bobcats. The Falcons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Stratford, as they earned their first away win of the season. They claimed a resounding 48-12 victory over Northbrook. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the Raiders are ranked 1074th) , the win on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stratford's win came from a few key players Jersey Village will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Gavin Guzman, who threw for 175 yards and a pair of touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, and also punched in one rushing score. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (177.1). Matthew Selesky was another key player, throwing for 146 yards and two TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Jersey Village now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Stratford, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3.
Jersey Village was dealt a bruising 60-3 defeat at the hands of Stratford when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Falcons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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