Fossil Ridge's game on Friday was all tied up 35-35 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 54-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Azle Hornets. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Hornets are ranked 214th).
Fossil Ridge's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Malaki Lockhart, who threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns, and Draylon Galloway Jr., who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Those 163 rushing yards gave Galloway Jr. a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fossil Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hagen Hughes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Azle, rushing for 222 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also picking up 57 receiving yards.incredibly, Hughes got all that yardage with just one huge grab Aiden Mackey was in the mix as well, providing Azle with four touchdowns.
Fossil Ridge dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Azle, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Fossil Ridge will head out to challenge Denton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fossil Ridge is facing Denton at the right time seeing as Denton is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Azle, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ryan at 7:00 p.m. Azle knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Ryan likes a good challenge.
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