Jackson Memorial has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Central Regional Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Jackson Memorial's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Brick Memorial on Friday. They were dealt a 37-0 loss at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Mustangs are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Central Regional has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 11.44 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell 33-26 to Toms River South. The Golden Eagles' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Jackson Memorial now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Central Regional, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
Jackson Memorial and Central Regional were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, but Jackson Memorial suffered an agonizing 14-13 defeat. Can Jackson Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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