After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Empire is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Cyril Pirates at 7:00 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Empire's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Temple 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bulldogs have posted since August 25, 2023.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Cyril at home against Burns Flat-Dill City on Friday as the squad secured a 52-6 victory. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly 46 points.
Empire's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cyril, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Empire against Cyril when the teams last played back in November of 2021 as the team secured a 54-8 win. Does Empire have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cyril turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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