Football Recap: Kimball Knights vs. Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles
Kimball waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They took down the Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles 34-20. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Eagles are ranked 581st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kimball had a senior duo take command as Camrin Jackson gained 190 total yards and two touchdowns and Armirie Williams-Hall threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Jackson a new career-high in rushing yards (43).
Kimball wouldn't let Wilmer-Hutchins keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kimball can thank Eric Harris and Darryl Hall for forcing both of them. Harris has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Wilmer-Hutchins' loss came despite strong showings from Jaheim Cummings and Jaquil Rodgers. Cummings rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while Rodgers gained 155 total yards and a touchdown.
Kimball's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Wilmer-Hutchins, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kimball will host Conrad at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kimball is facing Conrad at the right time seeing as Conrad is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Wilmer-Hutchins, they will be playing at home against North Dallas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilmer-Hutchins is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
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