The Jefferson City Jays enter tonight’s matchup on a three-game winning streak, but their biggest challenge of the season awaits. The Jays will travel down Stadium Boulevard tonight to take on the Helias Crusaders, looking for their first win in the series in just the fourth game between the two sides despite the long histories of the programs.
The Jefferson City Jays and Hickman Kewpies will line up opposite of each other on a football field for the 120th time tonight. The Jays and Kewpies have the second-oldest longest rivalry west of the Mississippi River, only trailing Webster Groves-Kirkwood dating to 1898, as the two sides first squared off in 1911 and have played at least once a season since 1919.
Jefferson City pulled out all the stops against the Capital City Cavaliers on Friday night at Adkins Stadium in Central Missouri Activities Conference play.
The Jays recovered a trick-play onside kick, took deep shots down the field on offense and continuously switched up their defensive fronts, helping them pick up a 34-21 victory against the Cavaliers.
Jefferson City pulled out all the stops against the Capital City Cavaliers on Friday night at Adkins Stadium in Central Missouri Activities Conference play. The Jays recovered a trick-play onside kick, took deep shots down the field on offense and continuously switched up their defensive fronts, helping them pick up a 34-21 victory against the Cavaliers.
The Jefferson City Jays will get their first shot at revenge tonight against the Capital City Cavaliers at Adkins Stadium. The Cavaliers picked up their first win in program history against the Jays last year on the same field, but Jefferson City is treating this like any other football game. Kickoff in the Central Missouri Activities Conference matchup is set for 7 p.m. today.