The Azle Hornets will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Weatherford Kangaroos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Azle will be strutting in after a win while Weatherford will be coming in after a loss.
Azle is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Cooper. Azle came out on top against Cooper by a score of 41-34 on Friday.
Hagen Hughes went supernova for Azle, rushing for 187 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Hughes' longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards.
Azle wouldn't let Cooper keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Azle can thank Bryan Moya and Hayden Cassady for forcing both of them. Cassady's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles. Azle got some further help from Joshua Guzman: he made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Azle was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 503 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cooper only gained 331.
Meanwhile, Weatherford couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Bell by a score of 23-21 on Friday.
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