Two dominant signal callers in Connor Klostermann and Jace Wheeler are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Calallen Wildcats will face off against the Canyon Lake Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Calallen will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Calallen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against El Campo 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Canyon Lake). They breezed past Taylor to the tune of 63-19 on Friday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 35 points or more this season.
Calallen better keep an eye on Chris Brown. He was instrumental in Canyon Lake’s win, rushing for 123 yards and four scores on only 12 carries. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Brown a new career-high. Canyon Lake also got a significant boost from Gram Simpson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
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.
Calallen’s record is now 9-2. As for Canyon Lake, their record now sits at 8-3.
Calallen didn’t have too much breathing room in their contest against Canyon Lake when the teams last played back in November of 2020, but they still walked away with a 37-31 win. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
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