The Loretto Mustangs will face off against the Hickman County Bulldogs on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Loretto is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 61-44 win over Lewis County on Friday. The Mustangs pushed the score to 41-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Hickman County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They and East Hickman County were almost perfectly matched up, but Hickman County suffered a 36-35 defeat. Even if the Bulldogs couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Loretto now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hickman County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Loretto's way against Hickman County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Loretto made off with a 37-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hickman County's Nathan Adler, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Loretto still be able to contain Adler? There's only one way to find out.
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