Cedar Park and Red Oak squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Cedar Park had to settle for second. They lost to the Red Oak Hawks at home by a 35-21 margin. The Timberwolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cedar Park lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being David Cooper, who threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards. Jamal Porter was another key receiver, picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Billy Middleton was his usual excellent self, throwing for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown for Red Oak. Middleton is becoming a predictor of Red Oak's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 6-2 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Kingstin Mcadams, who gained 172 total yards and a touchdown.
Cedar Park's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Red Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Cedar Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Red Oak, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Lone Star at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 900 yards in their previous games.
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