The Hermleigh Cardinals will challenge the Jayton Jaybirds at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Hermleigh has three wins , while Jayton has four dating back to last season).
Two weeks ago, Hermleigh was fully in charge, breezing past Loraine 62-12 at home. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jayton). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Knox City 80-30 on the road. Fans of the Jaybirds have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Hermleigh's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Jayton, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Hermleigh against Jayton when the teams last played back in August of 2017, as the team secured a 66-36 victory. In that contest, Hermleigh amassed a halftime lead of 34-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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