The East Jackson Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
East Jackson is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hart County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Jackson was dealt a 40-10 defeat at the hands of Hart County. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Prince Avenue Christian entered their tilt with Franklin County on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 56-6 victory over the Lions. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Lions are ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Prince Avenue Christian found their leader in underclassman Andrew Beard, who rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Beard's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 115 rushing yards. Ben Musser was another key player, rushing for 27 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prince Avenue Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
East Jackson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Prince Avenue Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
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