Football Preview: Tarkington Longhorns vs. Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns
The Tarkington Longhorns will venture away from home to challenge the Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Tarkington has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Hamshire-Fannett will arrive with five straight wins.
Tarkington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 32 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Silsbee on Friday. They were dealt a 44-3 defeat at the hands of the Tigers. The matchup marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Hamshire-Fannett's way against Jasper on Friday as Hamshire-Fannett made off with a 42-20 victory. Considering the Longhorns have won five matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hamshire-Fannett can attribute much of their success to Pierce Pirtle, who gained 131 total yards and three touchdowns, and Isaiah Reed, who gained 170 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Reed a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Ty Bryson, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87% of his passes.
Tarkington's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hamshire-Fannett, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Tarkington came up short against Hamshire-Fannett when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 34-21. Can Tarkington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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