Hoover hasn't had much luck against Burbank recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hoover Tornados will host the Burbank Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m.
Hoover is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They lost 47-21 to Burroughs. While losing is never fun, the Tornados can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 943rd, while the Bears are ranked 366th).
Hoover might have lost, but man, Javon Lymon was a machine: he rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 74 rushing yards gave Lymon a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Burbank earned a 33-21 victory over Pasadena on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Burbank.
Burbank found their leader in underclassman Deshawn Laporte, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns. Burbank is undefeated when Laporte posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Hoover's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Burbank, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Things could have been worse for Hoover, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 44-26 loss to Burbank when the teams last played back in September of 2018. Thankfully for Hoover, Matthew Porras (who threw for 113 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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