Football Game Preview: Sterling Jets vs. Pawnee City Indians

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Previous Games

10/11/24 - Home	0-53 L
10/06/23 - Away	13-44 L
10/07/22 - Home	8-60 L
10/08/21 - Home	38-28 W
10/09/20 - Away	59-18 W
+ 3 more games

Sterling and Pawnee City are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Jets will take on the Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Having struggled with three losses in a row, Sterling turned things around against Diller-Odell on Friday. They strolled past the Griffin with points to spare, taking the game 37-18.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pawnee City). They secured a 56-50 W over Lewiston on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won six in a row.

Sterling better keep an eye on Payton Rose. He was instrumental in Pawnee City's win, rushing for 195 yards and one score while picking up 9.3 yards per carry.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Pawnee City proved: they limited Lewiston to a paltry three yards per carry. The team can thank Dawson Wilkinson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Pawnee City didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.8.

Pawnee City's record is now 4-1. As for Sterling, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-3.

Sterling was taken down by Pawnee City 53-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Jets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.