Hoover hasn't had much luck against Muir recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Hoover Tornados will head out to square off against the Muir Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Hoover focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Hoover is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Burbank 61-22. While losing is never fun, the Tornados can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 933rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 380th).
Hoover's defeat came about despite a quality game from Davion Holloway, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 80 yards.
Meanwhile, Muir entered their tilt with Burroughs on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They breezed by the Bears on the road to the tune of 50-6. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 22 points or more this season.
Keyon Mills was a one-man wrecking crew for Muir as he threw for 150 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Muir is undefeated when Mills posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Bozeman, who picked up 70 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Muir, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Hoover took a serious blow against Muir in their previous meeting back in October of 2017, falling 48-0. Can Hoover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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