Bellmont is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Jay County a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Bellmont Braves will face off against the Jay County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Bellmont is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against East Noble on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bellmont was dealt a 75-7 loss at the hands of East Noble. The Braves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 62-0.
Meanwhile, Jay County scored first but ultimately less than Heritage in their match on Friday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 35-13. While losing is never fun, Jay County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while Heritage is ranked 94th).
Although Jay County took the loss, they still got scores from Rhysin Blowers and Benson Ward.
Jay County wouldn't let Heritage keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jay County can thank Aiden Phillips and Lucas Strait for forcing both of them. Strait is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last 14 games he's played dating back to last season.
Bellmont's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Jay County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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