Football Preview: Martinsburg Bulldogs vs. Huntington Highlanders
Martinsburg is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Huntington is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Martinsburg Bulldogs will host the Huntington Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Martinsburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Ballou, who was ranked 14th at the time (Martinsburg was ranked first). Martinsburg claimed a resounding 66-0 win over Ballou at home. The Bulldogs pushed the score to 59-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Huntington had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They had just enough and edged Hurricane out 38-35.
Martinsburg took their victory against Huntington in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 49-26. Will Martinsburg repeat their success, or does Huntington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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