On Thursday Spencerville will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats dukes it out withthe Jefferson Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Spencerville is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Crestview on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Spencerville was dealt a 42-13 loss at the hands of Crestview. The Bearcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Fort Loramie at home and fell 61-13. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 534th, while the Redskins are ranked 239th).
Although Jefferson took the loss, they still got scores from Kellen Brotherwood and Jace Lindeman.
Spencerville has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Spencerville couldn't quite finish off Jefferson in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 31-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jefferson's Dean Trentman, who rushed for 286 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Now that Spencerville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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