It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hebron can now relate to. They took a 42-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southlake Carroll Dragons. The Hawks lost against the Dragons in their previous head to head back in September, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 59-16 score last time.
When it comes to explaining why Hebron lost on Friday, don't look at Patrick Crayton Jr. Despite the final result, he rushed for 77 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 224 yards and a touchdown. Crayton Jr has become a key player for Hebron: the team is 7-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. 91 of Crayton Jr's passing yards were hauled in by Drew Koster.
It was another big night for Angelo Renda, who rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes for Southlake Carroll. That's the most rushing yards Renda has posted since back in November of 2023. Brock Boyd was Renda's top target, picking up 227 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hebron moved to 8-5 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Southlake Carroll, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 13-0.
Hebron does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southlake Carroll, they will square off against Guyer at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Southlake Carroll knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Guyer likes a good challenge.
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