Football Preview: Red Oak Hawks vs. Tyler Lions
The Red Oak Hawks will challenge the Tyler Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Red Oak is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Red Oak is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Midlothian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 45-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. Despite 90 more yards than the Panthers, the Hawks couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Billy Middleton and Beau Wendel. Wendel had a great game and threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes. Meanwhile, Middleton was balling out in the loss, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 305 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes.
Even though they lost, Red Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Red Oak wouldn't let Midlothian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Red Oak can thank Timothy Abraham and Desmond Cox for forcing both of them. Abraham has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Tyler lost to Midlothian on the road by a 42-28 margin two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Panthers are ranked 90th).
Despite the loss, Tyler saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Cadarius Mcmiller rushed for 59 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. Tyler also got a significant boost from Ashton Arriaga, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
Tyler now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Red Oak, their record is now 5-4.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Red Oak has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 221.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Tyler struggles in that department as they've been averaging 156.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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