Jefferson and Spencerville are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Spencerville Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jefferson has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since August 22.
Jefferson is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Fort Loramie on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jefferson was outmatched by Fort Loramie at home and fell 61-13. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 534th, while the Redskins are ranked 239th).
Although Jefferson took the loss, they still got scores from Kellen Brotherwood and Jace Lindeman.
Meanwhile, Spencerville was beaten by Crestview 42-13 on Friday. The Bearcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Spencerville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Jefferson came out on top in a nail-biter against Spencerville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 31-28. Will Jefferson repeat their success, or does Spencerville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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