The Skyline Hawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Meridian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Skyline duked it out withLiberty on Friday. Skyline took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 42-6 victory over Liberty. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Isiah Maxwell was a one-man wrecking crew for Skyline as he picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Maxwell showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 50 yards. Brandon Baldwin got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Skyline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 225.7.
Skyline didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Baldwin, Zayden Burks, and Lane Kenney picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Burks is now averaging an impressive 103.3 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Meridian got themselves on the board against Manassas Park on Friday, but Manassas Park never followed suit. They blew past the Cougars 41-0 on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mustangs have posted since October 13, 2023.
Skyline has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Meridian, they moved to 2-5 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Skyline strolled past Meridian when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 34-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyline since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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