The Hearne Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Lexington Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hearne has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight defeats, while Lexington will come in with four straight wins.
Hearne's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Marlin offense got past them. Hearne lost 33-13 to Marlin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 866th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 375th).
Meanwhile, Lexington gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by a 38-13 margin over Groesbeck. The Eagles pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Goats cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Noah Wright-Harris, who rushed for 207 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Mason Biehle was in the mix too, providing Lexington with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lexington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Lexington's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Groesbeck's QB won't forget John Williams anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Another thorn in Groesbeck's side was Gunner Clopton, who made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Hearne's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Lexington, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Hearne against Lexington when the teams last played back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 59-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hearne 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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