The Wall Hawks will be playing at home against the Stanton Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wall knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Stanton likes a good challenge.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Wall duked it out withGrape Creek two weeks ago. Wall breezed by Grape Creek to the tune of 58-6. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Eagles are ranked 967th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Wall's victory came down to the chemistry between Landon H York and his top target Thomas Leanos. York threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Leanos rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. York is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played.
Wall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 215 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 209.5.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Stanton's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. The match between them and Coahoma wasn't particularly close, with Stanton falling 57-40. The loss continues a trend for the Buffaloes in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Stanton wouldn't let Coahoma keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oscar Salcido was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Wall pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Stanton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
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