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| 09/05/25 - Home | 21-7 W |
| 09/06/24 - Away | 0-21 L |
| 09/15/23 - Away | 27-14 W |
| 09/16/22 - Home | 14-26 L |
| 09/20/19 - Home | 20-22 L |
Albany won against Stamford last Friday with 21 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Lions beat the Hawley Bearcats by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 21-7. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 21-0 win the Bearcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2024.
The critical scores for Albany came from Jackson Shack, Mason McCloy, and Breylon Billington.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Albany proved: they limited Hawley to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Woods Peterson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Albany didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.7.
Albany's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Shack and Bennett Neece, who racked up four sacks between them. McCloy got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Albany has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 14 points this season. As for Hawley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Albany and Hawley should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. The Lions (ranked 167th) will meet Seymour (ranked 868th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Hawley will face off against Merkel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (218 vs. 906).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
