The Hillcrest Vikings will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Middle College Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Hillcrest is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a 38-20 bruising from Lakeland Preparatory on Friday. The defeat leaves the Vikings without a win on the season.
Meanwhile, Middle College gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They blew past Oakhaven 30-0 at home. The Bulldogs' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Hillcrest took a serious blow against Middle College in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 42-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Middle College's Taysean Fondren, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 58 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Hillcrest knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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