Bridge City has won four straight games at home, while Hargrave has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Bridge City Cardinals will take on the Hargrave Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Bridge City will be strutting in after a victory while Hargrave will be coming in after a loss.
Bridge City will head into Friday's game after some sweet revenge against Liberty: Bridge City lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Liberty, but it's fair to say they've redeemed themselves given the result of 5's matchup. Bridge City was the clear victor by a 24-0 margin over Liberty on Friday. Considering the Cardinals have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Hutch Bearden, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also threw for 88 yards and a touchdown. Bridge City also got a significant boost from Ashton Sumrall, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
Meanwhile, Hargrave's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Friday. They fell just short of Little Cypress-Mauriceville by a score of 43-40. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost four in a row.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hargrave fell to 8-1. As for Bridge City, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-1.
Bridge City was dealt a bruising 41-0 loss at the hands of Hargrave in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can Bridge City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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