Football Preview: Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns vs. La Marque Cougars
The Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns will challenge the La Marque Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hamshire-Fannett has eight straight wins, La Marque has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hamshire-Fannett will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating West Orange-Stark, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Hamshire-Fannett took down West Orange-Stark 28-14 on Friday.
Ty Bryson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 283 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played. A healthy portion of Bryson's aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Braxton Starnes.
Hamshire-Fannett didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Maliki Adams and Cj Larnette. Another thorn in West Orange-Stark's side was Brendan Miller, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, La Marque came up short against Columbia last Friday and fell 28-17.
Hamshire-Fannett pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for La Marque, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Things could have been worse for Hamshire-Fannett, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 45-27 loss to La Marque when the teams last played back in November of 2014. Can Hamshire-Fannett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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