The Southern Wells Raiders will square off against the Jay County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Southern Wells nor Jay County posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Southern Wells is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 58-0 loss at the hands of Madison-Grant. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Argylls are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Jay County's offense. They came up short against New Castle on Friday, falling 20-0.
Southern Wells' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Jay County, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1.
Southern Wells took a serious blow against Jay County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 43-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jay County's Sean Bailey, who threw for 242 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Now that Southern Wells knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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