Two dominant signal callers in Billy Middleton and Beau Wendel are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Red Oak Hawks will be playing at home against the Midlothian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Red Oak sitting on three straight victories and Midlothian on seven.
Red Oak will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 72) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Centennial 41-39. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Spartans are ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Red Oak can attribute much of their success to Lorenzo Holman, who rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Middleton, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown. Holman's longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Robinson, who picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Midlothian took on Tyler on Friday. Midlothian strolled past Tyler with points to spare, taking the game 42-28.
Midlothian found their leader in sophomore Kentorion King, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. The dominant performance gave King a new career-high in rushing yards. Michael Archie was another key rusher, rushing for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
Red Oak is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Midlothian, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Red Oak strolled past Midlothian when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 21-7. Does Red Oak have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midlothian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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