The Harker Heights Knights will take on the Lancaster Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harker Heights will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Harker Heights didn't have too much trouble with Temple as they won 31-14.
C2 Evans continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 279 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 112.5 rushing yards per game.
Harker Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Harker Heights' defense made their presence known, laying out Champ Mayo. three times. Michael Mayes, Jr. was especially locked on to Temple's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, a victory for Lancaster just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 45-13 loss at the hands of DeSoto. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Eagles are ranked sixth).
Harker Heights' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.0 points per game. As for Lancaster, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.
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