Football Preview: Hancock Panthers vs. Clear Spring Blazers
Hancock hasn't had much luck against Clear Spring recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hancock Panthers will face off against the Clear Spring Blazers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hancock will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 49-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Brownsville on Friday. Hancock never let Brownsville onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 222nd in Maryland, while the Falcons are ranked 549th in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clear Spring was able to grind out a solid win over Southern Huntingdon County on Friday, taking the game 36-24.
Hancock's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Clear Spring, their record now sits at 5-3.
Hancock lost to Clear Spring on the road by a decisive 44-27 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Hancock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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