Football Preview: Veterans Warhawks vs. Houston County Bears
Veterans is 2-8 against Houston County since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Veterans Warhawks will be playing at home against the Houston County Bears at 7:30 p.m.
Veterans is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Warner Robins on the road and fell 41-10. While losing is never fun, the Warhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Demons are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, everything went Houston County's way against Tift County two weeks ago as Houston County made off with a 42-19 victory. The Bears pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils cut but never quite recovered from.
Houston County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Antwann Hill Jr, who threw for 179 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Hill Jr 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 dating back to last season. Austin Stinson helped Hill Jr out on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns.
Veterans' loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Houston County, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Veterans was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Houston County when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Houston County's Amir Thomas, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Veterans knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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