Red Oak was the 21-7 winner over Midlothian when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Red Oak Hawks took a 45-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Midlothian Panthers. The Hawks gained 90 more yards on the day, but it was the Panthers that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Red Oak still got an impressive performance from Billy Middleton, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes. Those 120 rushing yards gave Middleton a new career-high. Brayden Robinson was Middleton's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Red Oak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Red Oak wouldn't let Midlothian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Red Oak can thank Desmond Cox and Timothy Abraham for forcing all of them. Abraham has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played.
Beau Wendel continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Midlothian, throwing for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only seven passes, while also rushing for 84 yards. Another player making a difference was Michael Archie, who rushed for 26 yards and two touchdowns.
With the loss, Red Oak broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-4. As for Midlothian, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Red Oak has already played their next contest, a 45-35 victory against Tyler on the 8th. Midlothian has also already played their next match, a 38-21 defeat against Highland Park on the 7th.
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