Football Preview: Athens Hornets vs. Connally Cadets
The Athens Hornets will head out on the road to square off against the Connally Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Athens knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Connally likes a good challenge.
Athens' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Jacksonville, posting a 31-0 win on the road. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Fightin' Indians are ranked 649th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Connally's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alvarado. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (38), the Cadets still had to take the loss.
Athens' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Connally, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
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