The Rockhurst Hawklets will head out to face off against the Bishop Miege Stags at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rockhurst has four straight wins, Bishop Miege has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rockhurst is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Lee's Summit West, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Rockhurst was ranked sixth). Rockhurst was the clear victor by a 38-17 margin over Lee's Summit West on Friday. The game marked the Hawklets' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rockhurst to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cash Lewandowski, who rushed for 115 yards on only nine carries. Lewandowski also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making two total tackles. Charles Loose also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rockhurst was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
One reason for the win was Rockhurst's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Declan Sullivan was especially locked on to Lee's Summit West's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Bishop Miege ended up a good deal behind Blue Valley West on Friday and lost 38-20.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Teryn Jackson, who picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Marco Rodriguez, who threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns.
Rockhurst pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bishop Miege, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Rockhurst has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 238 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Bishop Miege has preferred to attack from the air: they average 318 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Rockhurst was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop Miege when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 21-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rockhurst 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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