On Saturday, Houston faced Kenai Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Houston Hawks fell just short of the Kenai Central Kardinals by a score of 14-12. The Hawks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Kardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elias Johnson, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Houston is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4. As for Kenai Central, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Houston will face off against Kodiak at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Houston is facing Kodiak at the right time seeing as Kodiak is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Kenai Central, they will head out to square off against Redington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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