The Jackson Central Merry Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Huntingdon Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jackson Central Merry is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Jackson Central Merry will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Jackson North Side, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Jackson Central Merry snuck past Jackson North Side with a 27-21 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Huntingdon made sure to put some points up on the board against Riverside on Friday. Huntingdon enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over Riverside.
Huntingdon had a senior duo take command as Gray Eubanks rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns and Brady Warbritton rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Warbritton didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Huntingdon's defense and their ten sacks. Aiden Hilliard led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. Braylon Rich also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Jackson Central Merry's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Huntingdon, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Jackson Central Merry was taken down by Huntingdon 41-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Warbritton, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Now that Jackson Central Merry 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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