Football Preview: Boonsboro Warriors vs. Smithsburg Leopards
Boonsboro is 9-0 against Smithsburg since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Boonsboro Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Smithsburg Leopards at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Boonsboro has four straight victories, Smithsburg has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Boonsboro needed a bit of extra time to put away North Hagerstown. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Hubs 28-27.
Meanwhile, a win for Smithsburg just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 61-6 loss at the hands of Fort Hill. While losing is never fun, the Leopards can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Sentinels are ranked 32nd).
Boonsboro pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Smithsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Boonsboro against Smithsburg in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 35-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Boonsboro since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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