Football Preview: Brewer Bears vs. Azle Hornets
Brewer and Azle are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Brewer Bears will be playing at home against the Azle Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Brewer has struggled recently with seven losses in a row, while Azle will arrive with three straight victories.
Brewer is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against Richland on Friday, falling 58-31. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-6.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Azle's strategy against Denton on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Azle blew Denton out of the water with a 52-14 final score. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Broncos are ranked 632nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Derrek Vowell went supernova for Azle, throwing for 301 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes. Aiden Mackey was another key player, picking up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Azle's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ethan Alcala and Case Moore, who racked up four sacks between them. Azle got some further help from Devin Wingfield: he picked up a sack and made six total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Brewer's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Azle, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Brewer strolled past Azle when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 30-13. Does Brewer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Azle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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