Two dominant signal callers in Billy Middleton and David Cooper are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Red Oak Hawks will square off against the Cedar Park Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Red Oak's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matches.
Last Friday, Red Oak earned a 45-35 win over Tyler.
Middleton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 190 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Red Oak is 5-2 when Middleton posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Brayden Robinson was Middleton's top target, picking up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Red Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a victory for Cedar Park just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 31-7 to Georgetown. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Eagles are ranked 50th).
Red Oak has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.0 points per game. As for Cedar Park, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Red Oak has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 222.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cedar Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 181.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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