Jordan has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Jordan will be strutting in after a victory while Smithfield-Selma will be coming in after a defeat.
Jordan's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 44-0 win over Heritage. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Huskies are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Amareon Blue had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Landon Melton, who threw for 195 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Jordan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jordan's defense and their four sacks. Xavier Perkins was especially locked on to Heritage's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They took a 26-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Westover.
Jordan now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Jordan against Smithfield-Selma in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-14 victory. Will Jordan repeat their success, or does Smithfield-Selma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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