Football Game Preview: Hartfield Academy Hawks vs. East Rankin Academy Patriots

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Previous 4 Games

10/02/20 - Home	55-17 W
10/04/19 - Away	49-0 W
10/12/18 - Home	14-6 W
10/13/17 - Away	38-17 W

Hartfield Academy has gone a perfect 4-0 against East Rankin Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Hartfield Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Heritage Academy 49-21 on Friday. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, East Rankin Academy got the win against Puckett on Friday by a conclusive 40-14. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Hartfield Academy better keep an eye on Brandon Loper. He was instrumental in East Rankin Academy's win, rushing for 315 yards and three TDs while picking up 15.0 yards per carry. Those 315 rushing yards gave Loper a new career-high.

East Rankin Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 438 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Hartfield Academy's record now sits at 3-5. As for East Rankin Academy, their record is now 6-3.

Everything came up roses for Hartfield Academy against East Rankin Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, as the team secured a 55-17 victory. In that contest, the Hawks amassed a halftime lead of 49-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.