It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Red Oak had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 35-21 victory over the Cedar Park Timberwolves. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Billy Middleton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 44 yards and a touchdown. Red Oak is 6-2 when Middleton posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Kingstin Mcadams handled things on the ground, rushing for 138 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Red Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Several Timberwolves players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was David Cooper, who threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 43 yards. Jamal Porter was another key player, picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Red Oak pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Cedar Park, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season.
Red Oak's road trip will continue as they head out to face Lone Star at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lone Star is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.7 points per game this season. Cedar Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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