The East Hardy Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Southern Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Hardy will be strutting in after a victory while Southern will be coming in after a loss.
East Hardy will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Tygarts Valley on Friday. East Hardy blew past Tygarts Valley 53-19 on the road. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Southern's offense. They were beaten by Fort Hill 49-0 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Sentinels are ranked 26th).
East Hardy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Southern, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
East Hardy was taken down by Southern 47-7 in their previous meeting back in September of 2018. Can East Hardy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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