The Booker Tornadoes will challenge the Hardee Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Booker knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Hardee likes a good challenge.
Booker is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Gibbs for the full four quarters, racking up an 85-0 victory. Considering the Tornadoes have won seven matches by more than 26 points this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Hardee unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 37-14 to Williston. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Hardee might have lost, but man, Shaun Cherry was a machine: he rushed for 142 yards on only 13 carries. Cherry is becoming a predictor of Hardee's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
Booker's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Hardee, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Booker came up short against Hardee when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 31-24. Can Booker avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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