Football Preview: Jayton Jaybirds vs. Hermleigh Cardinals
The Jayton Jaybirds will head out to square off against the Hermleigh Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games 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 breezed by Loraine at home to the tune of 62-12.
Jayton's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Hermleigh, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Jayton was dealt a bruising 66-36 defeat at the hands of Hermleigh when the teams last played back in August of 2017. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jayton was down 34-6.
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