The Nebraska City Pioneers will challenge the Fairbury Jeffs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Nebraska City and six for Fairbury.
Nebraska City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 35-20 fall against Wilber-Clatonia on Friday.
Meanwhile, Fairbury fell victim to Auburn and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 41-0. While losing is never fun, the Jeffs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 29th).
Nebraska City's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Fairbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything came up roses for Nebraska City against Fairbury when the teams last played back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 38-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nebraska City 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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