The Haines City Hornets are taking a road trip to take on the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Haines City nor Bartow posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, Haines City came up short against Lake Minneola and fell 16-8. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bartow also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Bishop Moore by a score of 19-9. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Hornets are ranked 50th).
Haines City's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Bartow, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Haines City was able to grind out a solid victory over Bartow in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 16-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Haines City since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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