Football Recap: Birdville Hawks vs. Crowley Eagles
Birdville couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were beaten by the Crowley Eagles 50-14 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Eagles are ranked 98th).
Although Birdville took the loss, they still got scores from Lamar Leggins and Mark Hicks.
Caleb Williams was nothing short of spectacular for Crowley: he rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Kenyon Cotton was another key player, rushing for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Birdville will square off against Grapevine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Crowley, they will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against North Shore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games.
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