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The Jacksonville State Gamecocks will head out on the road to face off against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Johnny (Red) Floyd Stadium. Jacksonville State will be strutting in after a victory while Middle Tennessee will be stumbling in from a defeat.
It may have taken the full four quarters to finish the job, but Jacksonville State ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 35-28 victory over Sam Houston. The win came about thanks to a strong surge in overtime to overcome a 21-7 deficit.
Meanwhile, Middle Tennessee gave up the first points and the most points on Thursday evening. They suffered a grim 31-10 defeat to Western Kentucky. Middle Tennessee was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 23-3.
What a start it's been for Jacksonville State: they've won four of their first five games so far this season, giving them a stellar 4-1 record. To be fair, it's not like the team was facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-4 Sam Houston (Jacksonville State's opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 30% over those games). Middle Tennessee's defeat on Thursday dropped their record down to 1-4.
Jacksonville State is hoping to beat the odds on Wednesday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss.
