If Temple was feeling good fresh off their 42-14 takedown of Copperas Cove last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Temple Wildcats took a hard 31-14 fall against the Harker Heights Knights on Thursday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Although Temple took the loss, they still got scores from Houston Martin and Cavalli Nealy.
Temple didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Bradford and Martin. Martin is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played. Another thorn in Harker Heights' side was Lezlie Jackson, who made 17 total tackles and defended a pass.
C2 Evans continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Harker Heights, rushing for 279 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Evans is now averaging an impressive 112.5 rushing yards per game.
The loss snapped Temple's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-3 record. As for Harker Heights, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Temple will take on Duncanville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Duncanville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Temple likes a good challenge. As for Harker Heights, they will face off against Lancaster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harker Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43 points per game this season.
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