The Houston Hawks will head out to face off against the Redington Huskies at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Houston has given up an average of 32.1 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Houston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Barrow, who was ranked 18th at the time (Houston was ranked 21st). The Hawks took a 36-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Whalers on Friday. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Whalers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Houston might have lost, but man, Blake Baskett was a machine: he threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in one TD on the ground.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last matchup, Redington made sure to put some points up on the board against Kodiak on Friday. The Huskies blew past the Bears, posting a 47-6 win. Considering the Huskies have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Redington now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Houston, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Houston might still be hurting after the 40-20 defeat they got from Redington in their previous meeting back in August. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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