Jay County is 0-10 against Adams Central since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jay County Patriots will challenge the Adams Central Flying Jets at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Jay County's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Southern Wells, posting a 47-0 win at home.
Jay County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sean Bailey out in front who threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Jay County's defense stepped up as well, laying out Robby Freimuth. eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Issac Dues and Aiden Phillips who racked up five sacks between them. Phillips also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss). Lucas Strait was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Adams Central's strategy against Muncie Central on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Adams Central blew Muncie Central out of the water with a 34-6 final score. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Flying Jets.
Jay County's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1. As for Adams Central, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Jay County took a serious blow against Adams Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jay County was down 28-0.
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