It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks challenges the Hargrave Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Hardin-Jefferson was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 28-24 to Bridge City. 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 645th, while the Cardinals are ranked 196th).
Meanwhile, Hargrave put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 65-38 win over Vidor on the road. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
This is the second loss in a row for Hardin-Jefferson and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Hargrave, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Hardin-Jefferson came up short against Hargrave in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, falling 18-7. Can Hardin-Jefferson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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