The Hanford Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hermiston Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Hanford's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Kamiakin on Friday. They were dealt a 48-0 defeat at the hands of the Braves. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Hermiston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of Lewiston. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 60th in Washington, while the Bengals are ranked 18th in Idaho).
Hermiston wouldn't let Lewiston keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hermiston can thank Dominic Echeverria and Ryan Allen for forcing both of them.
Hanford's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Hermiston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Hanford came up short against Hermiston when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 21-12. Can Hanford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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