Two dominant signal callers in Jace Wheeler and Connor Klostermann are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Canyon Lake Hawks will face off against the Calallen Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Canyon Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Taylor, posting a 63-19 victory. The Hawks’ offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they’ve scored all season.

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Chris Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 123 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. Those four rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gram Simpson, who rushed for 84 yards and one TD.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Canyon Lake was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That’s the most rushing yards they’ve managed all season.

Canyon Lake didn’t go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carson Walker and Cash Ziemba. Eli Hammons was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending five passes.

Meanwhile, Calallen came tearing into Friday’s game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.5 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Ricebirds by a score of 27-14. The Wildcats’ offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.

Calallen’s win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Canyon Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.

Canyon Lake came up short against Calallen in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, falling 37-31. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.

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