The Sterling Raiders will face off against the Barbers Hill Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Sterling sitting on six straight victories and Barbers Hill on three.
Last Saturday, Sterling didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Waltrip, but they still walked away with a 28-22 win.
Sterling was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 153.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 0.
Meanwhile, Barbers Hill didn't have too much trouble with West Brook on Friday as they won 31-17. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Bruins are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Barbers Hill's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kaegan Morton, who picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Gabriel Howard, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. Morton has become a key player for Barbers Hill: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Barbers Hill pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.2 points per game. As for Sterling, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Sterling was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Barbers Hill in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Can Sterling avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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