Kaufman has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will take on the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Kaufman blew past Greenville, posting a 41-8 victory. Given Kaufman's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 259th, while Greenville is ranked 709th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Kaufman's win came down to the chemistry between Ty Burleson and his top target Aljour Miles II. Burleson threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns while Miles II picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. Chance Fanus got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Midlothian Heritage waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Tigers 51-7. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Jaguars just coasted through the last quarter.
Za'Ko Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 96 yards. Landon Wright was another key player, picking up 96 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Midlothian Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Kaufman has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.7 points per game. As for Midlothian Heritage, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Kaufman couldn't quite finish off Midlothian Heritage when the teams last played back in November of 2016 and fell 39-36. Thankfully for Kaufman, Nathan Gaskamp (who rushed for 193 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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