Weatherford lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against the Azle Hornets, falling 51-28. While losing is never fun, the Kangaroos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 483rd, while the Hornets are ranked 236th).
Weatherford's loss came despite strong showings from Xavier Craven and Luke Gray. Craven rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, while Gray threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Weatherford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Hagen Hughes had a dynamite game for Azle, rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. Hughes showed off some serious burst, taking off on a dash for 55 yards. Cash Moore did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 92 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Weatherford and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Azle, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Weatherford will take on Arlington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Weatherford focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for Azle, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Denton at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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