Horn Lake is preparing for their first  district matchup of the season  on Friday. They will welcome the Hernando Tigers  at 7:00  p.m. The two teams have allowed few  points on average (Horn Lake 15, Hernando 12.4) so any  points scored will be well earned.
Hernando will  challenge  a team with plenty of momentum: Horn Lake extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Eagles came out on top against South Panola by a score of  21-14.
 Floyd Sinegal continued  his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 107 yards and a pair of  TDs.
 Horn Lake's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB  five times. In that department,  Reggie Fairley was the leader with three sacks. Horn Lake got some further help from  Linkin Sanders: he forced one fumble and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).
 Meanwhile,  after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four games, Hernando finally came back down to earth  on Friday. They took  a  17-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lafayette. The  matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring  contest so far this season.
 Horn Lake's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hernando, their  loss was their first of the  season and also makes their record 4-1.
 Everything came up roses for Horn Lake against Hernando in their previous meeting  back in October of 2024, as the  squad secured  a  35-0 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success,  or do  the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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