The Miami Warriors will challenge the Hart Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Miami has four straight victories, Hart has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Miami was fully in charge, breezing past McLean 56-8 at home. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 46 points or more this season.
Miami got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kasey Benge out in front who rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Another player making a difference was Micah Hinshaw, who rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Miami was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 214 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Hart scored the most points they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 50-49 to Wellman-Union.
Miami pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Hart, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Miami didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hart when the teams last played back in October of 2015, but they still walked away with a 30-24 win. Will Miami repeat their success, or does Hart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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