The Hays Hawks will head out to square off against the Weiss Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hays will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Last Friday, Hays didn't have too much trouble with Lockhart at home as they won 31-17. The Hawks pushed the score to 24-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Anthony Hernandez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 171 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Those 171 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hays was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Weiss never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 63-0 win over Cedar Creek. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Eagles are ranked 960th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braiden Daeon Wooley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 64 yards. Another big playmaker for Weiss was Daniel Berry, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Hays now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Weiss, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Hays has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 169 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Weiss has preferred to attack from the air: they average 265.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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