Football Preview: Crescent Tigers vs. Hooker Bulldogs
The Crescent Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Hooker Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crescent will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Crescent is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Merritt: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Crescent blew Merritt out of the water with a 45-8 final score. That 37 point margin sets a new team best for the Tigers this season.
Meanwhile, Hooker waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 53-0 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Eagles are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Justin Palacios continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 79 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards. Landen Lee made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Hooker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Hooker didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aydan Woolridge and Lee. Woolridge is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 24 games he's played dating back to last season.
Hooker pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.8 points per game. As for Crescent, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
Crescent was able to grind out a solid victory over Hooker in their previous meeting back in December of 2017, winning 35-25. Does Crescent have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hooker turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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