Football Preview: Lone Star Rangers vs. Red Oak Hawks
Two dominant signal callers in Rece Hoyt and Billy Middleton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lone Star Rangers are on the road again on Friday to play the Red Oak Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Lone Star knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Red Oak likes a good challenge.
Lone Star is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat White 59-7. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 36 points or more this season.
Lone Star found their leader in sophomore Hoyt, who threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards. Hoyt has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ryder Mix, who picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lone Star didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Levi Griffin, Silas Davis, and Santonio Martin picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Red Oak didn't have too much trouble with Cedar Park on Friday as they won 35-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Middleton was his usual excellent self, throwing for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown. He is becoming a predictor of Red Oak's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 6-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Kingstin Mcadams was another key player, gaining 172 total yards and a touchdown.
Red Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Red Oak's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for Lone Star, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Lone Star has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 295.1 passing yards per game. Red Oak, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 222.6 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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