South Pike won the last time they faced Crystal Springs, and things went their way on Friday too. The South Pike Eagles enjoyed a cozy 32-14 victory over the Crystal Springs Tigers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Pike to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayvon Jackson, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Dondra Turner Jr, who rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Pike was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
South Pike's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Crystal Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
South Pike is taking a road trip to challenge Raymond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Crystal Springs, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Amite County at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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