Football Preview: Jayton Jaybirds vs. Hermleigh Cardinals
The Jayton Jaybirds will head out to face off against the Hermleigh Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches 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 eighth in their home state at the time (Jayton was ranked first). Jayton took their matchup on the road on Friday with ease, bagging an 80-30 win over Knox City. 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 took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 62-12 victory over Loraine. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayton pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hermleigh, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Jayton was dealt a bruising 66-36 defeat at the hands of Hermleigh in their previous meeting back in August of 2017. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jayton was down 34-6.
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