Winfield and Fayette County are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Winfield Pirates will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Fayette County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Winfield's defense has only allowed 17.4 points per game this season, so Fayette County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Winfield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 43-28 victory over Phil Campbell on Friday. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Bobcats are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Fayette County made easy work of Haleyville on Friday and carried off a 28-7 win. With the Tigers ahead 21-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Winfield's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Fayette County, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Winfield didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Fayette County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-24 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winfield since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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