The Bynum Bulldogs will challenge the Lometa Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Bynum: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Lometa has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Bynum is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Aquilla on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bynum was outmatched by Aquilla at home and fell 80-38. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Cougars are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins dating back to last season, Lometa's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They were beaten by Union Hill 53-8. The Hornets were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than 31 points in the five contests prior) but the Bulldogs' defense proved too tough.
Bynum's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Lometa, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Bynum was dealt a bruising 36-2 loss at the hands of Lometa in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Can Bynum avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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