Football Preview: Rockhurst Hawklets vs. Bishop Miege Stags
The Rockhurst Hawklets will venture away from home to square off against the Bishop Miege Stags at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rockhurst has four straight victories, Bishop Miege has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rockhurst is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Lee's Summit West, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Rockhurst was ranked sixth). Rockhurst put the hurt on Lee's Summit West with a sharp 38-17 win on Friday. The match marked the Hawklets' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Rockhurst got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cash Lewandowski out in front who rushed for 115 yards on only nine carries. Lewandowski didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made two total tackles. Charles Loose was in the mix too, providing Rockhurst with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockhurst was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Rockhurst's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Declan Sullivan was especially locked on to Lee's Summit West's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Bishop Miege ended up a good deal behind Blue Valley West on Friday and lost 38-20.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Teryn Jackson, who picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Marco Rodriguez, who threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns.
Rockhurst pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop Miege, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Rockhurst has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 238 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Bishop Miege has preferred to attack from the air: they average 318 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Rockhurst beat Bishop Miege 21-14 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockhurst since the squad 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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