After flying high against Harrisburg last Friday, Jersey came back down to earth. The Panthers had to suffer through a 68-21 loss at the hands of the Highland Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 81st).
Jersey's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Highland, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Jersey is set to square off against their familiar foe Mascoutah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Highland will challenge rival Triad at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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