The Sheridan Yellowjackets will face off against the Catholic Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sheridan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
Sheridan is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Benton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sheridan was beaten by Benton 72-25. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Sheridan might have lost, but man, Zay Stephens was a machine: he rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, Stephens is now averaging an impressive 115 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Payton Sterritt, who picked up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Sheridan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 63.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 173.3.
Meanwhile, Catholic faced Jonesboro in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Catholic managed a 26-21 victory over Jonesboro. The Rockets' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jackson England and Asa Myers. England had a great game and rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Myers did his best for the losing side, throwing for 224 yards and a touchdown.
Sheridan's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Catholic, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Things could have been worse for Sheridan, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Sheridan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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