Houston County hasn't had much luck against Eagleville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Houston County Fighting Irish will square off against the Eagleville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Houston County is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Houston County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 53 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against McEwen on Friday. They lost 26-0 to the Warriors. The game marked the first time this season in which the Fighting Irish were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Eagleville came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Bulldogs to the tune of 35-6. Considering the Eagles have won four contests by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Eagleville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.9 points per game. As for Houston County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Houston County suffered a grim 34-8 defeat to Eagleville in their previous matchup back in August of 2022. Can Houston County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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