Football Preview: Sanford-Fritch Eagles vs. Highland Park Hornets
The Sanford-Fritch Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Highland Park Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sanford-Fritch is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Sanford-Fritch is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Sunray on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sanford-Fritch was dealt a 49-0 loss at the hands of Sunray. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1124th, while the Bobcats are ranked 203rd).
Meanwhile, Highland Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Panhandle 64-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Hornets were not able to get on the board.
Sanford-Fritch's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Highland Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Sanford-Fritch took a serious blow against Highland Park in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 55-28. Thankfully for Sanford-Fritch, Brady Thompson (who threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
