Football Preview: Hominy Bucks vs. Woodland Cougars
The Hominy Bucks will head out on the road to challenge the Woodland Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hominy comes in on three and Woodland on five.
Hominy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-20 win over Ketchum. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Woodland duked it out withBarnsdall on Friday. Woodland claimed a resounding 62-15 win over Barnsdall on the road. Fans of the Cougars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
A big part of Woodland's victory came down to the chemistry between Trey Bennett and his top target Jaston Terry. Bennett threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes while Terry rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Those 79 rushing yards gave Terry a new career-high. Dray Long was in the mix too, providing Woodland with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Woodland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Woodland wouldn't let Barnsdall keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Woodland can thank Aidan Carey and Long for forcing both of them.
Hominy's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Woodland, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Hominy came out on top in a nail-biter against Woodland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 23-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hominy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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