HUNTSVILLE — A Top-10 matchup occurs in Walker County on Friday night. The No. 9 Hornets will be paid a visit by the reigning state champions in Port Neches-Groves, the number one team, in a district matchup between two teams that met in the regional quarterfinals at NRG Stadium last year.
PN-G took the game, 24-14, and ended the Hornets’ season, but now they have an opportunity to end the Indians’ 19-game winning streak, which dates back to Week 2 of the 2023 season. “This is the next district game, you can say it’s just the next one, but everybody knows they’re the defending state champion,” Huntsville head coach Rodney Southern said. “It’s a tremendous challenge, but at the same time for our football program, it’s a challenge that we’re going to go head first at.
We understand that to do what we hope we can do long term this season, we have to play and beat people like this.” PN-G brings in an offensive line that is going to test the Hornets on every play. The Hornets have rotated between eight linemen for most of this season and the group was stellar against West Fork.
West Fork was run-heavy and the Hornet D-Line made over seven tackles in the backfield and held them to 104 yards. While this won’t be as trickery as it was against the Gators’ PN-G can shove it. But the Hornets will need Isaiah Lewis, Tyler Smith and Zack Moss to keep the same energy against Conner Bailey and the rest of the Indian offense.
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