Football Recap: Haskell Turns Things Around After Road Loss

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 8:46pm

Football Recap: Haskell Indians vs. Archer City Wildcats

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There's no place like home for Haskell, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the Archer City Wildcats 37-16 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Indians have posted against the Wildcats since October 28, 2016.

Haskell found their leader in underclassman Haegen Pinkerton, who rushed for 128 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 192 yards on 17 of 27 attempts.

When it comes to explaining why Archer City lost, don't look at Landon Smith. Despite the final result, he rushed for 189 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season.

The win got Haskell back to even at 4-4. As for Archer City, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-3.

Haskell will take on Windthorst at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Windthorst is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.1 points per game this season. As for Archer City, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withElectra at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Their defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Archer City's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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