With a playoff game on the line, Lone Star rose to the challenge on Friday. They secured a 39-35 W over the Midlothian Panthers. The victory was nothing new for the Rangers as they're now sitting on five straight.
Rece Hoyt continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 138 yards and a touchdown.
Lone Star's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out Beau Wendel. 6.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Ephraim Whitaker and Austin Rodriguez, who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Midlothian's side was Easton Pulliam, who made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Lone Star was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
When it comes to explaining why Midlothian lost, don't look at Wendel. Despite the final result, he rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 104 yards and a touchdown. Wendel's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Kentorion King was another key player, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Lone Star's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Midlothian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
Lone Star will square off against Highland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Highland Park's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last ten games. Midlothian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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