After each having a week off, the Brownsboro Bears and the Athens Hornets will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Brownsboro has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Athens will arrive with four straight victories.
Brownsboro is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Van last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Brownsboro might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 56-20 to Van, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 938th, while the Vandals are ranked 134th).
Although Brownsboro took the loss, they still got scores from Javarius Bell and Gabriel Hendricks.
Meanwhile, Athens beat Connally 34-21 two weeks ago.
Brownsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Brownsboro won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, slipping by Athens 29-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brownsboro since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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