The Corner Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to challenge the Jacksonville Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Corner has four straight wins, Jacksonville has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Two weeks ago, Corner strolled past Ramsay with points to spare, taking the game 22-8.
Corner found their leader in underclassman Keaton Coffee, who threw for 164 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Spencer Unruh handled things on the ground, rushing for 98 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville was beaten by Leeds 42-13 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Greenwave are ranked 36th).
Jacksonville might have lost, but man, Xzavier English was a machine: he rushed for 196 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave English a new career-high in rushing yards.
Corner's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Jacksonville, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Corner has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 211.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Jacksonville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 288. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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