Football Preview: Cistercian Hawks vs. St. Andrew's Highlanders
The Cistercian Hawks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the St. Andrew's Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cistercian is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fort Worth Country Day on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cistercian had to suffer through a 46-16 loss at the hands of Fort Worth Country Day. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 975th, while the Falcons are ranked 481st).
Meanwhile, St. Andrew's was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Greenhill, falling 28-7. While the Highlanders didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hornets 7-0 in the first quarter.
Cistercian's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for St. Andrew's, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Cistercian took their victory against St. Andrew's in their previous meeting back in October of 2017 by a conclusive 33-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cistercian since the squad 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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