The Birdville Hawks will square off against the Richland Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Birdville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Aledo on Friday. They were beaten by the Bearcats 56-0. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 381st, while the Bearcats are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Richland has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 17.75 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 58-31 victory over Brewer. The Royals' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Drew Kates was his usual excellent self, throwing for 378 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 32 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Xavier Johnson, who picked up 196 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Birdville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Richland, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Birdville has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 172 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Richland has preferred to attack from the air: they average 291 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Birdville suffered a grim 42-18 defeat to Richland when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Birdville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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