Football Game Preview: Beardstown Tigers vs. Brown County Hornets

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2024, 2:00am

Football Preview: Beardstown Tigers vs. Brown County Hornets

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Beardstown is 1-6 against Brown County since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Beardstown Tigers will be playing at home against the Brown County Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Beardstown is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season last Saturday. They were beaten by Routt Catholic/Lutheran 41-8. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the are ranked 190th).

Meanwhile, Brown County lost to Camp Point Central at home by a 30-14 margin on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.

Beardstown's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Brown County, they now have a losing record at 2-3.

Beardstown couldn't quite finish off Brown County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 24-22. Will Beardstown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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