The A&M Consolidated Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Hays Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (A&M Consolidated has eight straight victories, Hays has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
A&M Consolidated is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Cedar Creek, posting an 86-6 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Eagles are ranked 903rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead A&M Consolidated to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayden Mullenberg, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Another signal caller making a difference was Will Hargett, who threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Hays lost to Anderson on the road by a 42-26 margin on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Hays got top-tier performance from Anthony Hernandez, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Markell Burks, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
A&M Consolidated pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Hays, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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