The Morton Indians will be playing at home against the Hale Center Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Morton is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Morton came up short against Sudan and fell 36-24.
Meanwhile, Hale Center had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight last Friday. Everything went their way against the Longhorns as they made off with a 51-29 win. The result was nothing new for the Owls, who have now won six matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Hale Center's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Morton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Morton was taken down by Hale Center 50-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Morton, Ayden Rogers (who rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown) 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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