The Hemphill Hornets will challenge the Shelbyville Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hemphill's offense hasn't had much luck over their past four contests, but Friday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Hemphill and San Augustine have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Hornets were outmatched by the Wolves and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1123rd, while the Wolves are ranked 534th).
Meanwhile, Shelbyville suffered their biggest defeat since November 29, 2024 on Friday. They lost 34-10 to Joaquin. The Dragons have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Shelbyville's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Hemphill, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Hemphill might still be hurting after the 33-8 loss they got from Shelbyville in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Hornets were down 33-8.
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