Football Preview: Tharptown Wildcats vs. Lexington Golden Bears
Tharptown hasn't had much luck against Lexington recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tharptown Wildcats will face off against the Lexington Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Tharptown is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Winston County, falling 72-20. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly 52 points.
Meanwhile, a victory for Lexington just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Brooks 45-6. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Lions are ranked 123rd).
Tharptown's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lexington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Tharptown took a serious blow against Lexington when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 77-6. Can Tharptown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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