Fairbury and Fillmore Central are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Fairbury Jeffs will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Fillmore Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairbury will be strutting in after a victory while Fillmore Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Fairbury is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Superior. Fairbury's defense stepped up to hand Superior a 14-0 shutout on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Jeffs as it put an end to their nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Jaret Wood and his top target Tannor Neumiller. Wood rushed for 38 yards and a touchdown while Neumiller picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Fairbury wouldn't let Superior keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Fairbury can thank Konrad Kuzelka and Rene Monterroso for forcing both of them. Monterroso's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Fillmore Central couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 28-8 to Raymond Central on Friday. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Fairbury was taken down by Fillmore Central 33-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Fairbury, Treven Stassines (who rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 163 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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