Stevens hasn't had much luck against Harlan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons challenges the Harlan Hawks at 7:30 p.m.
Stevens is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Sotomayor on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Stevens came up short against Sotomayor, falling 48-28.
Meanwhile, Harlan had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They breezed by the Huskies on the road to the tune of 48-7. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Huskies are ranked 889th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stevens' loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Harlan, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Stevens took a serious blow against Harlan in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. Thankfully for Stevens, Noah Farris (who threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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