Football Preview: Jones County Coyotes vs. Philip Scotties
Jones County is 0-4 against Philip since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Jones County Coyotes will challenge the Philip Scotties at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Jones County will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 28-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against New Underwood on Friday. Jones County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-34 victory over New Underwood.
Meanwhile, Philip had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Kougars 58-20 at home. That looming 58-20 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Scotties yet this season.
The win got Jones County back to even at 2-2. As for Philip, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Jones County was taken down by Philip 53-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Jones County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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