Birdville scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to the Azle Hornets 48-43. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Hawks still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Birdville lost, don't look at Lamar Leggins. Despite the final result, he rushed for 182 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Zach Wells was another key player, having thrown for 463 yards and two touchdowns.
It was another big night for Hagen Hughes, who rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry for Azle. The dominant performance gave Hughes a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Derrek Vowell, who threw for 290 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Birdville is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4. As for Azle, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Birdville will look to defend their home field on Friday against Denton at 7:00 p.m. Birdville is facing Denton at the right time seeing as Denton is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Azle, they will head out on the road to face off against Fossil Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fossil Ridge is coming into the matchup with three straight defeats at home, meaning Azle will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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