The Hancock Panthers will challenge the Hundred Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses dating back to last season for Hancock and nine for Hundred dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Hancock had to suffer through a 49-6 loss at the hands of Northern. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Huskies are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Hundred managed to keep up with Beallsville until halftime two weeks ago, but things quickly went downhill from there. Hundred lost 28-8 to Beallsville.
Hundred wouldn't let Beallsville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hundred can thank Colt Sandy and Jaxon Huggins for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Huggins a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hancock's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hundred, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-3.
Hancock didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hundred in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-22 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hancock since the team 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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