The Hearne Eagles will face off against the Lexington Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hearne, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Lexington's (thus far) undefeated season.
Hearne's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Marlin offense got past them. Hearne came up short against Marlin on Friday, falling 33-13. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 866th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 375th).
Meanwhile, Lexington gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Groesbeck as Lexington made off with a 38-13 victory. The Eagles pushed the score to 35-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Goats cut but never quite recovered from.
Noah Wright-Harris was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Biehle, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lexington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 245 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Hearne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Lexington, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Everything came up roses for Hearne against Lexington in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 as the team secured a 59-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hearne since the squad 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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