Football Preview: Hardin-Jefferson Hawks vs. Livingston Lions
Hardin-Jefferson is on a six-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Livingston a six-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. Hardin-Jefferson will be strutting in after a victory while Livingston will be coming in after a loss.
Hardin-Jefferson will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points on September 6th, then bounced right back against Buna two weeks ago. Hardin-Jefferson was the clear victor by a 35-12 margin over Buna. The Hawks pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, Livingston came up short against Nacogdoches two weeks ago and fell 34-24.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Damorian Hill, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Livingston also got a significant boost from Trenden Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Livingston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Hardin-Jefferson now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Livingston, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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