After two games on the road, Hearne is heading back home. They will welcome the Honey Grove Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hearne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Timpson by a score of 31-21. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly ten points.
Meanwhile, Honey Grove entered their tilt with Elysian Fields on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Yellowjackets 56-20. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won eight games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Honey Grove's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ryelan Morris, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Morris is now averaging an impressive 100.2 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Dre Patt, who rushed for 88 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries.
Honey Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 188.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 0.
One reason for the win was Honey Grove's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Mason Banker and Brody Mahan, who racked up four sacks between them. Levi Beavers was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 15 total tackles.
Honey Grove's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.9 points per game. As for Hearne, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
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