After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Jefferson is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson will be strutting in after a victory while Prospect Ridge Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Jefferson will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points last Friday, then bounced right back against Littleton on Thursday. Jefferson was the clear victor by a 36-12 margin over Littleton.
Demitrias Martinez went supernova for Jefferson, rushing for 265 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry. Martinez really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run.
Jefferson wouldn't let Littleton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Shaun Wilburn was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3 sacks per game. Another thorn in Littleton's side was Enzo Hernandez, who picked up four sacks and made 11 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Prospect Ridge Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 41-6 loss at the hands of Manitou Springs.
The win got Jefferson back to even at 1-1. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Jefferson suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Prospect Ridge Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Jefferson, Seth Hagan (who rushed for 348 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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