The Hays Hawks will square off against the A&M Consolidated Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hays has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while A&M Consolidated will come in with eight straight victories.
Last Friday, Hays ended up a good deal behind Anderson and lost 42-26. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 516th, while the Trojans are ranked 187th).
Hays might have lost, but man, Anthony Hernandez was a machine: he rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. Markell Burks got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask A&M Consolidated). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging an 86-6 win over Cedar Creek. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 28 points or more this season.
A&M Consolidated's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jayden Mullenberg, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Will Hargett, who threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Hays' loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for A&M Consolidated, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
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