Hemingway have had a week off and are no doubt ready to get back on the field. On Friday they will take on Scott's Branch at 7:30 PM. Scott's Branch will be strutting in after a win while Hemingway will be stumbling in from a defeat.
Hemingway have relied on a stalwart defense averaging points allowed per game, but that average took a hit two weeks ago. They lost to Lake View by a decisive 21-39 margin. This makes it the second loss in a row for Hemingway.
As for Scott's Branch, they had a rough outing against C.E. Murray, but a little bit of home cooking seems to have fixed things right up. Scott's Branch made easy work of Military Magnet Academy last Friday and carried off a 42-20 victory. Scott's Branch were expected to win, but the margin was definitely larger than the state rankings had forecast.
Hemingway's defeat took them down to 4-5 while Scott's Branch's win pulled them up to 3-6. Senior Sean Swaringer will be someone to keep an eye on after he picked up 130 yards on the ground on 12 carries and threw 3 TDs last week. Let see if he can build on that strong performance or if Hemingway's defense can bottle him up.
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