Northeast Jones is 2-7 against Mendenhall since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Northeast Jones Tigers will head out to take on the Mendenhall Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Northeast Jones is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
Northeast Jones took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over Morton. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their ten-point performance the matchup before.
Northeast Jones can attribute much of their success to Karsen Lightsey, who rushed for 16 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 127 yards on seven of 14 attempts. Northeast Jones is undefeated when Lightsey posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Toby Jones got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Northeast Jones wouldn't let Morton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tevin Johnson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Northeast Jones got some further help from Kaden Padgett: he made five total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mendenhall challenged Louisville on Friday. Mendenhall took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Louisville. The Tigers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Northeast Jones has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Mendenhall, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Northeast Jones won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October of 2023, slipping by Mendenhall 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast Jones since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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