After each having a week off, the South Mountain Jaguars and the Fairfax Stampede will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairfax took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on South Mountain, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when South Mountain challenged Central two weeks ago. South Mountain's defense stepped up to hand Central a 12-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jaguars.
Meanwhile, Fairfax was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 22-14 to North.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Marcus Mackey, who rushed for 163 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Vincent Quadrozzi also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Fairfax wouldn't let North keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fairfax can thank Elias Tiah and Andrew Evans for forcing both of them. Tiah has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last four times he's played. Fairfax got some further help from Charles Mason: he made 13 total tackles and defended two passes.
South Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Fairfax, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
South Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Fairfax in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 21-14. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Quadrozzi, who picked up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South Mountain still be able to contain Quadrozzi? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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