Football Game Preview: Bartow Yellow Jackets vs. Winter Haven Blue Devils

The Bartow Yellow Jackets will venture away from home to face off against the Winter Haven Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bartow will be strutting in after a win while Winter Haven will be coming in after a defeat.

Bartow's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They managed a 6-0 victory over Frostproof. That's two games straight that the Yellow Jackets have won by exactly six points.

Meanwhile, Winter Haven fell victim to Ridge Community and their airtight defense on Thursday. They were outmatched by the Bolts and fell 28-0.

The win made it two in a row for Bartow and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.0 points over those games. As for Winter Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Bartow came up short against Winter Haven when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 19-6. Can Bartow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.