Football Game Preview: Grassfield Grizzlies vs. Hickory Hawks + How To Watch

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Previous Games

10/18/24 - Away	28-17 W
10/13/23 - Home	21-14 W
10/07/22 - Away	10-28 L
10/08/21 - Home	13-18 L
03/19/21 - Away	13-0 W
+ 5 more games

Grassfield has gone 8-2 against Hickory recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Grizzlies will welcome the Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Grassfield comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Grassfield and Western Branch faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Friday. The Grizzlies were outmatched by the Bruins and fell 52-6. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Bruins are ranked 86th).

Meanwhile, Hickory lost 39-17 to King's Fork on Friday.

Hickory's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Grassfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

Grassfield was able to grind out a solid win over Hickory in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 28-17. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Hawks' Carson Schuyler, who picked up 138 receiving yards and two scores. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Grizzlies still be able to contain Schuyler? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.