The Lumberton Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lumberton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Lumberton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Vidor 34-28. While the Raiders had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Pirates 14-0.
Lumberton might have lost, but man, Ty Reyes was a machine: he picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Tyler Breeden also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 85 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Hardin-Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Hargrave on the road and fell 70-41. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 631st, while the Falcons are ranked 220th).
Lumberton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hardin-Jefferson, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
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