Jay County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Jay County will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lapel on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 20-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Jay County fell just short of Lapel by a score of 14-12. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Southern Wells 70-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won five matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Eli Tigulis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 150 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Lucas Weber helped Tigulis out on the ground, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Heritage didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Weber and Dominic Ferguson.
Jay County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Jay County might still be hurting after the 28-6 loss they got from Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Jay County, Kobe Meyer (who threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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