Stamford is on a 11-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Hawley is on a nine-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Stamford Bulldogs will host the Hawley Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Stamford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Olney a 64-0 shutout on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
It was another big night for Kaston Vega, who rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Another player making a difference was Cle Whitfield, who gained 64 total yards and two touchdowns.
Stamford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Stamford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Carlos Vega, Kaston, and Whitfield picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Hawley took their matchup last Friday with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over Texas Leadership Charter Academy - Abilene. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Eagles are ranked 1200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keagan Ables continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 304 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Camden Ables was another key player, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Stamford's record now sits at 9-0. As for Hawley, their record is now an identical 9-0.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Christian Duran and Ables. Duran just won't slow down this season and has thrown 12 touchdowns while averaging 144 passing yards per game. Ables has been a dominant force too and has thrown 28 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 269.6 passing yards per game.
Stamford came up short against Hawley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 34-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ables, who threw for 274 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Stamford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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