Football Preview: Honey Grove Warriors vs. Blue Ridge Tigers
The Honey Grove Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Blue Ridge Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-21, which was the final score in Honey Grove's tilt against Winnsboro on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Raiders are ranked 147th).
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Bonham with a sharp 46-20 win.
Honey Grove's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for Blue Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Honey Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Blue Ridge when the teams last played back in September of 2017, but they still walked away with a 30-26 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Blue Ridge's Joel Linn, who picked up 157 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Honey Grove to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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