On Friday, the Fairbury Jeffs were beaten by the Wood River Eagles 47-15. The Jeffs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Fairbury still got an impressive performance from Jaret Wood, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 35 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Wood a new career-high in rushing yards.
Wood River's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madden Brabec, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Brabec also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making three total tackles, and defending a pass. Beau Rohrich was another key player, rushing for 151 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Fairbury now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Wood River, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Fairbury will challenge Milford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Fairbury focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Wood River, they will host Boone Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wood River knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Boone Central likes a good challenge.
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