Football Preview: West Jones Mustangs vs. Wayne County War Eagles
The West Jones Mustangs will take on the Wayne County War Eagles at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. West Jones will be looking to extend their current 17-game winning streak dating back to last season.
If Wayne County heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when West Jones took over last week. West Jones came out on top against South Jones by a score of 28-21 on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Braves are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wayne County scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They received a blow as they fell 66-48 to Greene County. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (45), the War Eagles still had to take the loss.
West Jones' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Wayne County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for West Jones against Wayne County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 41-7 win. In that matchup, West Jones amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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