The Great Mills Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Calvert Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Great Mills is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Patuxent on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Great Mills was beaten by Patuxent 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Panthers are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Calvert came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Hurricanes by a score of 20-7. 20 seems to be a good number for the Cavaliers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
The critical scores for Calvert came from Xavier Jones and Derrick Brown.
Calvert didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jones, Brunsie Carrington, and Tristan Thomas picked up one apiece.
This is the second loss in a row for Great Mills and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Calvert, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Great Mills came up short against Calvert in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 10-0. Can Great Mills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
