After losing to George Jenkins the last time they met, Fort Meade decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Fort Meade Miners' way against the George Jenkins Eagles on Friday as the Fort Meade Miners made off with a 28-7 win.
Jayden Mccutchen had an outrageously good game as he threw for 401 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.8 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 345.5 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (105 yards to be exact) went to Nasier Berrien.
Fort Meade was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 441 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Fort Meade's defense and their seven sacks. Darian Kirkland was especially locked on to George Jenkins' QB and sacked him four times. Kirkland also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up four sacks and making 15 total tackles (5.0 for loss). Another thorn in George Jenkins' side was Carter Smith, who made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Fort Meade pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for George Jenkins, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fort Meade will head out to square off against Lakeland Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for George Jenkins, they will head out on the road to take on Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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