A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Forest Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Northeast Jones sitting on four straight wins and Forest on seven.
Last Friday, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Northeast Jones made off with a 34-33 victory over Quitman.
The critical scores for Northeast Jones came from Kendall Carmichael, Jadden Roberts, Brysen Dyess, and Karsen Lightsey. Zach Scott also made an appearance on special teams (luckily for Northeast Jones): his a 53-yard strike wound up winning them the game.
Northeast Jones wouldn't let Quitman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Northeast Jones can thank Toby Jones and Darius Cooley for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Forest on the road against Union on Friday as the team secured a 35-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Bearcats, who have now won six games by 27 points or more so far this season.
Forest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamari Hughes and Xavion Kincaid. Forest got some further help from Latrell Pace: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Northeast Jones pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Forest, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Northeast Jones couldn't quite finish off Forest in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 22-20. Can Northeast Jones avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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