Football Recap: Kingsland Knights vs. Houston Hurricanes
On Wednesday, Kingsland faced Houston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Kingsland Knights came out on top against the Houston Hurricanes by a score of 38-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
It was another big night for Zach Reiland, who rushed for 366 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 21.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 129 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kingsland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 462 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Kingsland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Parker Johnson was especially locked on to Houston's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Houston's side was Kd Reiland, who picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Houston lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maddox Rodriguez, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Axel Vix was another key player, picking up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Kingsland pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Houston, they moved to 4-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Kingsland has already played their next contest, a 43-0 win against Mabel-Canton on the 22nd. Houston has also already played their next match, a 27-14 loss against Southland on the 22nd.
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