Football Preview: Rockhurst Hawklets vs. Bishop Miege Stags
The Rockhurst Hawklets will head out on the road to take on 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 wins, Bishop Miege has four straight losses), 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). Everything went Rockhurst's way against Lee's Summit West on Friday as Rockhurst made off with a 38-17 victory. The contest marked the Hawklets' most dominant win of the season so far.
Rockhurst's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cash Lewandowski, who rushed for 115 yards on only nine carries. Lewandowski also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles. Charles Loose also deserves a shout-out for his 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.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Rockhurst's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Declan Sullivan was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Bishop Miege ended up a good deal behind Blue Valley West on Friday and lost 38-20.
Despite their defeat, Bishop Miege saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Teryn Jackson, who picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. 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 win, 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 was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop Miege when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 21-14. 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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