South Jones has gone 3-0 against North Pike recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The South Jones Braves will venture away from home to face off against the North Pike Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. South Jones will be strutting in after a victory while North Pike will be coming in after a defeat.
South Jones took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They secured a 23-17 W over Florence.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, North Pike was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were outmatched by Brookhaven on the road and fell 38-7. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Even if they lost, North Pike's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Brookhaven's QB won't forget Al'Javion Wells anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Wells has been hot , having also posted eight or more total tackles the last seven times he's played. Another thorn in Brookhaven's side was Tyler Morgan, who forced a fumble and made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
North Pike's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for South Jones, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
South Jones didn't have too much breathing room in their game against North Pike in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-28 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Pike's Xzavion Nunn, who rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 151 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for South Jones to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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