Football Preview: Falls City Tigers vs. Fairbury Jeffs
Falls City is on a three-game streak of home losses, Fairbury a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Falls City Tigers will welcome the Fairbury Jeffs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Falls City is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Wilber-Clatonia on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Falls City came up short against Wilber-Clatonia, falling 49-27.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Fairbury was not quite Nebraska City's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a hard 21-7 fall against the Pioneers. While the Jeffs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pioneers 7-0 in the first quarter.
Fairbury wouldn't let Nebraska City keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fairbury can thank Jaret Wood and Trace Goosman for forcing both of them.
Falls City's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4. As for Fairbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Falls City strolled past Fairbury when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 29-15. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Fairbury's Tannor Neumiller, who picked up 149 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Falls City still be able to contain Neumiller? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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