Akins is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Austin a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Akins Eagles will welcome the Austin Maroons at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Akins' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Westlake two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Chaparrals on the road and fell 70-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 785th, while the Chaparrals are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Austin entered their game against Westlake on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Austin might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 49-7 to Westlake, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Akins' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-3. As for Austin, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Akins came up short against Austin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 27-14. Can Akins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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