The Southlake Carroll Dragons will face off against the Hebron Hawks at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Southlake Carroll comes in on 12 and Hebron on four.
Southlake Carroll is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Frenship by a score of 49-42. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Tigers are ranked 51st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Angelo Renda continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 72 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 265 yards while completing 79.3% of his passes. Blake Gunter was another key player, picking up 93 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Southlake Carroll's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jack Van Dorselaer was especially locked on to Frenship's QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Meanwhile, Hebron didn't have too much trouble with Bowie on Friday as they won 51-35.
It was another big night for Patrick Crayton Jr, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October. Another player making a difference was Drew Koster, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hebron was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hebron has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.2 points per game. As for Southlake Carroll, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Everything came up roses for Southlake Carroll against Hebron in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 59-16 victory. In that match, Southlake Carroll amassed a halftime lead of 35-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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