Football Preview: Jayton Jaybirds vs. Knox City Greyhounds
Jayton has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Knox City Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Jayton's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Valley at home to the tune of 61-0. Given the Jaybirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Patriots are ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Knox City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 62-20 win over Abilene Christian. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Greyhounds had established a 28 point advantage.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Knox City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Jayton's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Knox City, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-0.
Jayton strolled past Knox City in their previous matchup back in August of 2021 by a score of 46-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jayton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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