The Birdville Hawks will challenge the Denton Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Birdville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 48-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Azle. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Hawks still had to take the loss.
Birdville might have lost, but man, Lamar Leggins was a machine: he rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Zach Wells, who threw for 463 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win for Denton just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Brewer, falling 60-7. The Broncos were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Birdville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Denton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Birdville against Denton in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, as the team secured a 55-14 victory. In that matchup, Birdville amassed a halftime lead of 41-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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