The Herrin Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Prairie Central Hawks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Herrin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Herrin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Massac County/Joppa-Maple Grove at home to the tune of 28-0. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 47 points the game before, Prairie Central was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a 22-7 bruising from Paxton-Buckley-Loda. The matchup marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Prairie Central wouldn't let Paxton-Buckley-Loda keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Prairie Central can thank Kaleb Diemer and Caiden Schulz for forcing both of them. Diemer also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Prairie Central is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Herrin's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Prairie Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Herrin was taken down by Prairie Central 41-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Herrin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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