Troy-Buchanan is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Hannibal is on a four-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Troy-Buchanan Trojans will welcome the Hannibal Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Troy-Buchanan really took it to O'Fallon for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-20 win on the road. With the Trojans ahead 29-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Hannibal's strategy against Lutheran on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Hannibal blew Lutheran out of the water with a 57-8 final score. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Cougars are ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Troy-Buchanan's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Hannibal, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Troy-Buchanan came up short against Hannibal when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 34-28. Will Troy-Buchanan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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