Football Preview: Winter Haven Blue Devils vs. Haines City Hornets
Winter Haven is 5-0 against Haines City since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Winter Haven Blue Devils will face off against the Haines City Hornets at 7:30 p.m.
Winter Haven's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lakeland two weeks ago. They were beaten by the Dreadnaughts 44-0. 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).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Haines City, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They enjoyed a cozy 20-6 victory over Poinciana on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Hornets as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
This is the second loss in a row for Winter Haven and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Haines City, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Winter Haven didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Haines City when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winter Haven since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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