Silsbee has gone 6-0 against Hamshire-Fannett recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m.
Silsbee will head out to face Hamshire-Fannett after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. Silsbee had to suffer through a 42-10 loss at the hands of Hitchcock. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hamshire-Fannett had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three last Friday. They were the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over the Spartans. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.
Pierce Pirtle continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 33 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Braxton Starnes also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Hamshire-Fannett didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. Maliki Adams picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Hamshire-Fannett got some further help from Brendan Miller: he picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles.
Silsbee's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. As for Hamshire-Fannett, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Silsbee strolled past Hamshire-Fannett when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 39-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silsbee since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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