Harker Heights had won five straight games and C2 Evans did his part to make it six on Thursday. The Harker Heights Knights strolled past the Temple Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 31-14 thanks in part to Evans, who rushed for 279 yards and three touchdowns. Those 279 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Evans was just one part of a punishing run game: Harker Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
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.
Although Temple took the loss, they still got scores from Houston Martin and Cavalli Nealy.
Harker Heights pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.0 points per game. As for Temple, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Harker Heights and Temple are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Harker Heights 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. As for Temple, they will square off against Duncanville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Duncanville will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Temple surely won't give up without a fight.
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