The Life Waxahachie Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Kennedale Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Life Waxahachie will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Life Waxahachie is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against Lake Worth on Friday, falling 66-20. The Mustangs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-14.
Life Waxahachie's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of James Hicks, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and Jose Henderson, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Henderson's longest rush was for an impressive 69 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Kennedale duked it out withCastleberry on Friday. Kennedale blew past Castleberry, posting a 44-7 victory at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Kennedale's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Bingham led the charge by rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Bingham was even better on defense, making ten total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception. Avery Cox was in the mix too, providing Kennedale with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kennedale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Kennedale didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Godley and Bingham. Kennedale got some further help from Tyler Greenfield: he made 15 total tackles.
Life Waxahachie's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Kennedale, their record is now 2-4.
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