The Cross Plains Buffaloes will venture away from home to challenge the Hamlin Pied Pipers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cross Plains hasn't scored more than 12 points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Cross Plains is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Albany on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cross Plains was outmatched by Albany on the road and fell 62-12. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1035th, while the Lions are ranked 500th).
Meanwhile, Hamlin fell victim to Miles and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Bulldogs 41-0. The Pied Pipers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cross Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Hamlin, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3.
Cross Plains took their win against Hamlin when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 28-6. Does Cross Plains have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hamlin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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