The McKeesport Tigers will challenge the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars at 12:05 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with McKeesport sitting on seven straight victories and Thomas Jefferson on 12.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for McKeesport against Mars as the squad secured a 35-7 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson didn't have too much trouble with Aliquippa on Friday as they won 38-21. The Jaguars pushed the score to 35-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Quips cut but never quite recovered from.
Thomas Jefferson found their leader in sophomore Tyler Eber, who rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Eber's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his tenth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden White, who picked up 121 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Thomas Jefferson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
McKeesport is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for Thomas Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
McKeesport couldn't quite finish off Thomas Jefferson in their previous matchup back in September and fell 34-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eber, who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Now that McKeesport knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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