Rossville extended their postseason success on Friday against Jackson Heights. They managed a 42-38 victory over the Jackson Heights Cobras. Rossville's win was all the more impressive since the Cobras were averaging only 6.45 points allowed on the season.
Tayson Horak was his usual excellent self, throwing for 277 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Mahki Jackson, who picked up 85 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rossville wouldn't let Jackson Heights keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rossville can thank Jack Donovan and Conner Bush for forcing both of them. Donovan also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 130.
Jackson Heights lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Drake Mellies, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 107 yards on seven of 13 attempts. With that strong performance, Mellies is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game. Titus Eisenbarth was another key player, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns.
The victory (which was Rossville's eighth in a row) raised their record to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.9 points. As for Jackson Heights, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-1.
Rossville will square off against Centralia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centralia is coming into the match with three straight wins on the road, so Rossville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Jackson Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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