Football Preview: New Town vs. Hereford Bulls
New Town will venture away from home to face off against the Hereford Bulls at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with New Town sitting on three straight wins and Hereford on four.
New Town's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They breezed by Eastern Tech at home to the tune of 50-0. That 50 point margin sets a new team best for New Town this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hereford). They blew past Towson 50-14 on the road on Thursday. Given the Bulls' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Generals are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory got New Town back to even at 3-3. As for Hereford, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
New Town didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hereford in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with an 8-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Town 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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