The Jackson-Reed Tigers will take on the St. Albans Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Jackson-Reed focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Jackson-Reed is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They lost to Yorktown on the road by a 28-13 margin. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 16th in District of Columbia, while the Patriots are ranked 118th in Virginia).
Although Jackson-Reed took the loss, they still got scores from Brady Flowers and Cam Butler.
Meanwhile, St. Albans beat Bishop O'Connell 44-34 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Albans to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brett Paukstis, who threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Zahir Cobb, who picked up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Albans was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 478 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
St. Albans wouldn't let Bishop O'Connell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tyler Smith was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Jackson-Reed's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. Albans, their record now sits at 2-0.
Jackson-Reed was dealt a bruising 40-3 loss at the hands of St. Albans when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Jackson-Reed avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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