The Barbers Hill Eagles will face off against the Sterling Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Barbers Hill sitting on three straight victories and Sterling on six.
Last Friday, Barbers Hill didn't have too much trouble with West Brook as they won 31-17. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Bruins are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Barbers Hill relied on the efforts of Kaegan Morton, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Gabriel Howard, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. Morton has become a key player for Barbers Hill: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Sterling beat Waltrip 28-22 on Saturday.
Sterling was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 153.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 0.
Barbers Hill's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.2 points per game. As for Sterling, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything came up roses for Barbers Hill against Sterling in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, as the squad secured a 42-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barbers Hill since the team 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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