The Harlan Hawks will face off against the Marshall Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Harlan will be strutting in after a victory while Marshall will be coming in after a loss.
Harlan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past O'Connor 57-31 on Friday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Panthers are ranked 682nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Adrien Mcdade was his usual excellent self, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Payton Matthews did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 100 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harlan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Harlan's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dwayne Wingfield and Alexander Ciccarello.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 31 points the game before, Marshall was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They lost to Sotomayor at home by a 21-7 margin.
Marshall might have lost, but man, Jalen Glover was a machine: he rushed for 200 yards. Glover's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 187 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Harlan pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Marshall, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Harlan came up short against Marshall in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, falling 32-24. Thankfully for Harlan, Jack Kalisky (who threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 56 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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