Yorktown won the last time they faced Jackson-Reed, and things went their way on Friday too. The Yorktown Patriots enjoyed a cozy 28-13 victory over the Jackson-Reed Tigers. The win was all the more spectacular given the Patriots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 124th in Virginia, while the Tigers are ranked 15th in District of Columbia).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Yorktown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Drew Morgan, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. The dominant performance gave Morgan a new career-high in rushing yards. Coby Casalengo helped Morgan out on the ground, rushing for 127 yards.
Yorktown's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Anthony Rucker and Owen Woodward.
Although Jackson-Reed took the loss, they still got scores from Brady Flowers and Cam Butler.
The victory made it two in a row for Yorktown and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Jackson-Reed, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Yorktown will be playing at home against Wakefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Jackson-Reed, their road trip will continue as they head out to face St. Albans at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Jackson-Reed focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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