Football Preview: West Brunswick Trojans vs. Hoggard Vikings
West Brunswick is 1-9 against Hoggard since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Brunswick Trojans will host the Hoggard Vikings at 7:00 p.m.
Hoggard is facing West Brunswick at the wrong time: West Brunswick suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They lost to the Screaming Eagle at home by a 28-9 margin. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hoggard had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 48-14 win over the Buccaneers. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won four contests by 34 points or more so far this season.
Hoggard found their leader in underclassman Matthew Boring, who threw for 291 yards and four touchdowns. Those 291 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Boring. Blake Edwards also helped out with an impressive 84 receiving yards.
West Brunswick's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hoggard, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
West Brunswick was taken down by Hoggard 44-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Brunswick was down 42-0.
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