The Jayton Jaybirds will head out on the road to challenge 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 ninth in their home state at the time (Jayton was ranked first). Jayton blew past Knox City, posting an 80-30 win on the road. 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 claimed a resounding 62-12 victory over Loraine at home.
Jayton's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Hermleigh, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Jayton was dealt a bruising 66-36 loss at the hands of Hermleigh when the teams last played back in August of 2017. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Jayton was down 34-6.
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