On Wednesday, Houston faced Kingsland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Houston Hurricanes fell 38-28 to the Kingsland Knights. The Hurricanes have struggled against the Knights recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Houston's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maddox Rodriguez, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Axel Vix also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 104 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, Houston's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Kingsland's QB won't forget Logan Kinstler anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Kinstler also made ten total tackles, which is notable because Houston is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Zach Reiland was his usual excellent self, rushing for 366 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 21.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 45 receiving yards and a touchdown for Kingsland. Reiland's longest rush was for an incredible 90 yards.
With the loss, Houston broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-4. As for Kingsland, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Houston wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 27-14 defeat against Southland on the 22nd. Kingsland has also already played their next contest, a 43-0 victory against Mabel-Canton on the 22nd.
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