The Smithsburg Leopards will take on the North Hagerstown Hubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses apiece dating back to last season.
Smithsburg's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Brunswick on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 38-0 loss at the hands of the Railroaders.
Smithsburg wouldn't let Brunswick keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Smithsburg can thank Chase Hill and Tyler Ward for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, North Hagerstown also failed to score in their most recent game. They were beaten by Spring Mills 64-0 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 182nd in Maryland, while the Cardinals are ranked second in West Virginia).
Smithsburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for North Hagerstown, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Smithsburg might still be hurting after the 44-24 loss they got from North Hagerstown when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Smithsburg, Luke Kercheval (who threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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