Athens is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Carthage is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Athens Hornets will welcome the Carthage Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Athens' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Athens is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 44-35 victory over Brownsboro on Friday. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 207th, while the Bears are ranked 891st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Carthage at home against Center on Friday as the squad secured a 59-21 win. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five contests by 31 points or more so far this season.
Athens' victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Carthage, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Athens took a serious blow against Carthage when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 49-14. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Athens was down 28-7.
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