The Houston Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Kodiak Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Houston and eight for Kodiak dating back to last season.
Houston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Kenai Central, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Houston was ranked 20th). Houston fell just short of Kenai Central by a score of 14-12 on Saturday.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Elias Johnson, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Kodiak had to suffer through a 58-6 loss at the hands of Homer.
Houston's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Kodiak, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Houston against Kodiak in their previous meeting back in August as the squad secured a 52-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Houston since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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