The Danville Hawks will head out to take on the Hatton Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Danville is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Danville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against West Morgan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Danville had to suffer through a 61-14 loss at the hands of West Morgan. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Rebels are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-8, which was the final score in Hatton's tilt against Russellville on Friday. The match marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Danville's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Hatton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Danville strolled past Hatton when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a score of 41-26. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hatton's Ty Parker, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Danville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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