The Rock Hill Blue Hawks will square off against the McKinney Boyd Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rock Hill will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of Prosper. The Blue Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
Rock Hill's loss came about despite a quality game from Jiyere Cogshell, who rushed for 96 yards, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, McKinney Boyd entered their contest against Plano East on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. McKinney Boyd fell just short of Plano East by a score of 34-31. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Panthers are ranked 114th).
Despite the defeat, McKinney Boyd got top-tier performance from Tyler Wall, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 67 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Nick Wesloski, who threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, McKinney Boyd's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. In that department, Ugo Anosike was the leader with three. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.4 total tackles per game. McKinney Boyd got some further help from Charles Igo-Opurum: he made eight total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Rock Hill's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for McKinney Boyd, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Rock Hill beat McKinney Boyd 28-17 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Rock Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will McKinney Boyd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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