Football Game Preview: Orangefield Bobcats vs. Buna Cougars + How To Watch

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Previous Games

11/07/24 - Away	52-22 W
09/22/23 - Away	49-22 W
09/23/22 - Home	28-14 W
09/17/21 - Away	41-0 W
09/18/20 - Home	34-0 W
+ 4 more games

Orangefield has gone 8-1 against Buna recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cougars at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Orangefield has four straight victories, Buna has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Orangefield is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past East Chambers 56-28 on Friday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 21 points or more this season.

Carson Gonzales went supernova, rushing for 132 yards and three scores on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 226 yards and three TDs while completing 72.7% of his passes. Rylan Agerton was Gonzales' top target, picking up 80 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Orangefield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Buna duked it out with Kirbyville on Friday. The Cougars lost 45-21 to the Wildcats. Cougars fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Wildcats since Friday.

Orangefield's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Buna, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.

Everything came up roses for Orangefield against Buna in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 52-22 victory. In that contest, the Bobcats amassed a halftime lead of 38-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.