Football Preview: Haines City Hornets vs. Winter Haven Blue Devils
Haines City is 0-5 against Winter Haven since August of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Haines City Hornets will be playing at home against the Winter Haven Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Winter Haven took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Haines City, who comes in off a win.
Haines City took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Poinciana 20-6. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Hornets as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Winter Haven's offense. They were dealt a 44-0 defeat at the hands of Lakeland two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Dreadnaughts are ranked third).
Haines City's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Winter Haven, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Haines City came up short against Winter Haven in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 12-7. Will Haines City have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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