The Lumberton Raiders will head out to face off against the Hargrave Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lumberton has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Hargrave will arrive with four straight victories.
Lumberton came up short against Bridge City on Friday, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 609th, while the Cardinals are ranked 241st).
While Hargrave didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Liberty 49-28 on Friday. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Sawyer Jameson, who rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Ryder Miller was in the mix too, providing Hargrave with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hargrave was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Lumberton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hargrave, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Lumberton against Hargrave in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 46-14 victory. In that game, Lumberton amassed a halftime lead of 33-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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