Two dominant signal callers in Prosper Neal and Jaiden McLemore are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rockwall-Heath Hawks will face off against the Wylie East Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rockwall-Heath has given up an average of 35.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rockwall-Heath is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Forney, who was ranked 19th at the time (Rockwall-Heath was ranked 20th). The Hawks received a blow on Thursday as they fell 42-28 to the Jackrabbits.
Meanwhile, Wylie East strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They walked away with a 36-28 win over Wylie.
Rockwall-Heath better keep an eye on Jonathan Utubor. He was instrumental in Wylie East's win, rushing for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Those 166 rushing yards gave Utubor a new career-high.
Wylie East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wylie only rushed for 100.
Wylie East's record now sits at 10-0. As for Rockwall-Heath, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Rockwall-Heath was able to grind out a solid victory over Wylie East in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, winning 23-16. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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