The Hays Hawks will head out to take on the Cedar Creek Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Hays and Hendrickson were almost perfectly matched up, but Hays suffered a 14-13 defeat. Hays has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Hays got top-tier performance from Anthony Hernandez, who rushed for 125 yards, and also picked up 64 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hays was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Hays wouldn't let Hendrickson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kai Triche, Joel Gonzales, and Chase Macier picked up one apiece. Macier is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Cedar Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They fell 42-29 to Akins.
Despite the loss, Cedar Creek had strong showings from Eduardo Macedo, who picked up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Blaze Orr, who threw for 154 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Orr a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hays now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Cedar Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Hays' way against Cedar Creek in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Hays made off with a 35-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hays since the squad 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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