The Sweeny Bulldogs will face off against the West Orange-Stark Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Sweeny is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Wharton on Friday. Sweeny fell 40-27 to Wharton. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, West Orange-Stark's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a hard 28-14 fall against Hamshire-Fannett. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Longhorns recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Sweeny's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for West Orange-Stark, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.
Sweeny took a serious blow against West Orange-Stark in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, falling 59-8. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sweeny was down 38-8.
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