Football Preview: Hallettsville Brahmas vs. Franklin Lions
The Hallettsville Brahmas will challenge the Franklin Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hallettsville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Hallettsville is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Yoakum on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hallettsville was outmatched by Yoakum at home and fell 41-12.
Meanwhile, Franklin had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They claimed a resounding 83-24 victory over the Tigers. Considering the Lions have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Franklin's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Hallettsville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Hallettsville was taken down by Franklin 50-22 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin's Jayden Jackson, who rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Now that Hallettsville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
