The Weiss Wolves will square off against the Hendrickson Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Weiss is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Lehman 79-0 on the road. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Lobos are ranked 864th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Weiss found their leader in underclassman Jaxon Schad, who threw for 279 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. With that strong performance, Schad is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Tre Moore was another key player, picking up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Weiss' defense and their four sacks. Izaiah Bovan was especially locked on to Lehman's QB and sacked him twice. Bovan is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least seven every time he's taken the field this season. Weiss got some further help from Kaiden Haynes Collins: he made four total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged an interception which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, everything went Hendrickson's way against Lockhart on Friday as Hendrickson made off with a 35-11 win. The contest marked the Hawks' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Weiss' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Hendrickson, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1.
Weiss strolled past Hendrickson in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 by a score of 38-21. Does Weiss have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hendrickson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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