Hoopeston/Armstrong will venture away from home to take on the Clifton Central Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoopeston/Armstrong comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Hoopeston/Armstrong is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Oakwood on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hoopeston/Armstrong was outmatched by Oakwood and fell 42-14. While losing is never fun, Hoopeston/Armstrong can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while Oakwood is ranked 173rd).
Although Hoopeston/Armstrong took the loss, they still got scores from Cole Miller and Nicholas Cardenas.
Meanwhile, Clifton Central managed to keep up with Westville until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Comets lost 37-14 to the Tigers. The Comets haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Hoopeston/Armstrong's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Clifton Central, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Hoopeston/Armstrong took a serious blow against Clifton Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 55-22. Can Hoopeston/Armstrong avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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