The Hamshire-Fannett Longhorns will head out on the road to take on the Stafford Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hamshire-Fannett knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Stafford likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Hamshire-Fannett took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 50-13 victory over Almeta Crawford. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Chargers are ranked 887th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Chris Augustine, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Hamshire-Fannett also got help from Braxton Starnes, who showed off his sure hands for 83 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hamshire-Fannett was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Stafford). They came out on top against Calhoun by a score of 20-13 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Hamshire-Fannett's record is now 3-1. As for Stafford, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Hamshire-Fannett has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 177.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Stafford, though, as they've been averaging only 80.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
