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| 09/23/22 - Home | 38-7 W |
| 09/24/21 - Away | 34-7 W |
| 10/16/20 - Home | 58-20 W |
| 10/18/19 - Away | 7-13 L |
| 10/26/18 - Home | 28-22 W |
| + 3 more games |
Hartfield Academy and Lamar are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Hawks will challenge the Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hartfield Academy has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Lamar will arrive with four straight wins.
Hartfield Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Tupelo on Friday. They took a blow against the Golden Wave, falling 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Golden Wave are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Lamar was able to grind out a solid victory over Mize on Friday, taking the game 34-27.
Lamar's win came from a few key players Hartfield Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tyler Brown, who rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalin Trotter, who picked up 150 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Lamar didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hamp Haarala and Briggs Calvert.
Hartfield Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lamar, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Hartfield Academy against Lamar in their previous matchup back in September of 2022, as the squad secured a 38-7 victory. In that game, the Hawks amassed a halftime lead of 21-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
