On paper, Friday night’s non-district high school football game at Linduska Field in Jefferson appears to be interesting. Greene County will be trying to win for a second straight week after recording a 21-6 victory at home on Sept. 12 vs. Algona. Creston/Orient-Macksburg visits the Rams tomorrow night on KG98 with coverage starting at 6:45 p.m. and kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. The Panthers are a member of Class 3A District 8 and are 1-0 in the district and 2-1 overall. They possess a potent offense that averages 33 points per game and has good numbers both running and passing the football. The Panthers average more than 300 yards of offense. The Rams are in 3A District 2 and are 1-0 in the district and 1-2 overall. Greene County has a much more modest scoring average of just under 14 points per contest and some 241 total yards of offense.

Defensively, the Rams have the edge on paper. Greene County has allowed 34 points in three games for just over 11 points per contest, but only 19 of those points were actually scored against the defense. The other 15 points were against the offense and punt team, and the first three opponents have averaged just 151 total yards. The Panthers are giving up an average of 29 points a game and more than 300 yards of offense to its first three opponents.

Friday will mark the third home game in the first four weeks of the season for Greene County. A freshman game will be played at 4:45 p.m. with the varsity contest to follow.