The Hebron Hawks will face off against the Southlake Carroll Dragons at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hebron comes in on four and Southlake Carroll on 12.
Hebron is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 51-35 victory over Bowie. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Volunteers are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Patrick Crayton Jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 160 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October. Drew Koster was in the mix as well, providing Hebron with two touchdowns.
Hebron was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Southlake Carroll beat Frenship 49-42 on Friday.
It was another big night for Angelo Renda, who rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 265 yards while completing 79.3% of his passes. Blake Gunter was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Southlake Carroll's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jack Van Dorselaer was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5 himself.
Hebron is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.2 points per game. As for Southlake Carroll, their record is now 12-0.
Hebron took a serious blow against Southlake Carroll in their previous meeting back in September, falling 59-16. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hebron was down 35-13.
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