Football Preview: Hilldale Hornets vs. Stilwell Indians
Hilldale has gone 8-0 against Stilwell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hilldale Hornets will host the Stilwell Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Hilldale ended up a good deal behind Broken Bow and lost 37-22. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Savages are ranked 33rd).
Hilldale's defeat came about despite a quality game from Blake Johnson, who threw for 84 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Stilwell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 53-13 loss at the hands of Ada.
The match pitted two dominant wideouts against one another in Brayton Carter and Deante Lindsay. Lindsay had a great game and picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Carter did his best for the losing side, picking up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hilldale now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Stilwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Hilldale came out on top in a nail-biter against Stilwell when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 24-21. Does Hilldale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stilwell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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