The Hardin Hornets will head out to square off against the Tarkington Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hardin is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Hardin beat Deweyville 13-7.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 44 points the game before, Tarkington was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were outmatched by Anderson-Shiro on the road and fell 41-7. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 961st, while the Fighting Owls are ranked 474th).
Hardin's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Tarkington, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2.
Hardin and Tarkington were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but Hardin suffered an agonizing 27-26 loss. Can Hardin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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