Football Preview: Athens Hornets vs. Jacksonville Fightin' Indians
The Athens Hornets are taking a road trip to face off against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Athens knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Jacksonville likes a good challenge.
If Athens beats Jacksonville with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Everything went Athens' way against Palestine on Friday as Athens made off with a 35-9 victory. The Hornets pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Jacksonville was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were outmatched by Henderson at home and fell 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 634th, while the Lions are ranked 284th).
Although Jacksonville took the loss, they still got scores from Elijah Whitaker and Trent Clater.
Jacksonville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Mario Rodriguez and Brendan Richards.
Athens now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Jacksonville, they dropped their record down to 1-2 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Athens' way against Jacksonville when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Athens made off with a 48-28 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Athens 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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