The Hearne Eagles will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Lexington Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hearne has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Lexington will arrive with four straight wins.
Hearne's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Marlin offense got past them. Hearne lost 33-13 to Marlin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 866th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 375th).
Meanwhile, Lexington was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. Everything went their way against Groesbeck as Lexington made off with a 38-13 victory. The Eagles pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Goats cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Noah Wright-Harris, who rushed for 207 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Biehle, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Hearne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Lexington, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Hearne against Lexington in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 59-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hearne since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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