A win for Hendrickson just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Anderson Trojans on the road and fell 55-24. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 459th, while the Trojans are ranked 165th).
A big part of Anderson's victory came down to the chemistry between Max Gerlich and his top target Ed Small. Gerlich threw for 413 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per attempt while Small gained 268 total yards and four touchdowns. What's more, Small also racked up three rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. 90 of those passing yards were hauled in by Tristan Waidelich, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Hendrickson is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. As for Anderson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Hendrickson will be playing at home against A&M Consolidated at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. A&M Consolidated will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Hendrickson surely won't give up without a fight. As for Anderson, they will head out on the road to square off against Cedar Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Anderson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.8 points per game this season.
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