Football Preview: Jayton Jaybirds vs. Hermleigh Cardinals
The Jayton Jaybirds will venture away from home to challenge the Hermleigh Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Jayton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Knox City, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Jayton was ranked first). Jayton blew past Knox City 80-30 on the road on Friday. Fans of the Jaybirds have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Hermleigh put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Loraine 62-12 at home.
Jayton pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hermleigh, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Jayton was taken down by Hermleigh 66-36 in their previous meeting back in August of 2017. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jayton was down 34-6.
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