Jackson-Milton is 0-8 against Springfield since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Jackson-Milton Bluejays will look to defend their home field against the Springfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Jackson-Milton is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were beaten by McDonald 46-7. The contest marked the Bluejays' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Springfield was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Memorial 37-8 at home. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 22 points or more this season.
Dante Gentile was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 37 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Springfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Springfield wouldn't let Memorial keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Springfield can thank Nate Hephner and Joey Centofanti for forcing both of them.
Jackson-Milton now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Springfield, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Jackson-Milton suffered a grim 35-10 defeat to Springfield when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gentile, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Jackson-Milton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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