On Friday, everything went the Azle Hornets's way against the Weatherford Kangaroos as the Azle Hornets made off with a 51-28 victory. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Kangaroos are ranked 483rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hagen Hughes had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 183 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, taking off on a dash for 55 yards. Another player making a difference was Derrek Vowell, who threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt.
Azle wouldn't let Weatherford keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force seven fumbles. Hunter Ooten led the group effort, picking up four of those forced fumbles all by himself. Riley Self is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Bryan Moya was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Despite the defeat, Weatherford had strong showings from Xavier Craven, who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry, and Luke Gray, who threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes.
Azle's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Weatherford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Azle will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Denton at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Weatherford, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Arlington at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Weatherford focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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