Hamilton County hasn't had much luck against Johnston City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Foxes will face off against the Indians at 7:00 p.m.
On Friday, Hamilton County was just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Edwards County.
Meanwhile, Johnston City strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on Fairfield with a sharp 46-22 win. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Mules are ranked 206th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Johnston City's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Hamilton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Hamilton County suffered a grim 42-16 defeat to Johnston City in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Foxes were down 36-8.
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