On Friday, the Harker Heights Knights didn't have quite enough to beat the Midlothian Panthers and fell 47-45. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (38), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Beau Wendel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 94 yards, while also throwing for 132 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes for Midlothian.
Harker Heights' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2. As for Midlothian, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Harker Heights will square off against Midway at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Harker Heights knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Midway likes a good challenge. As for Midlothian, they are taking a road trip to take on Joshua at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Joshua is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Midlothian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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