Jackson-Reed was looking to beat Coolidge like they did the last time the pair played, but Jackson-Reed didn't take Jacieon ?Way? Robertson into account. The Coolidge Colts walked away with a 22-13 victory over the Jackson-Reed Tigers on Friday thanks in part to Robertson, who rushed for 155 yards on only 13 carries, and also picked up 58 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another player making a difference was John Lafontant, who forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss). He is on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season.
Coolidge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matches they've averaged 188.2.
Coolidge wouldn't let Jackson-Reed keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Coolidge can thank Jovan Martin and Lafontant for forcing all of them. Another thorn in Jackson-Reed's side was Jumah Byrd, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The win made it two in a row for Coolidge and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for Jackson-Reed, their loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Coolidge has already played their next contest, a 28-21 victory against Roosevelt on the 31st. As for Jackson-Reed, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Ballou at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jackson-Reed is facing Ballou at the right time seeing as Ballou is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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