Football Preview: Forsan Buffaloes vs. Ozona Lions
Two dominant backs in Huston Stockton and Christian Villarreal are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Forsan Buffaloes will venture away from home to square off against the Ozona Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Forsan is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. Everything went their way against Christoval on Friday as Forsan made off with a 36-15 win.
It was another big night for Stockton, who rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Ozona's strategy against Colorado on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ozona blew Colorado out of the water with a 53-20 final score. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Hudson Fowler was his usual excellent self, throwing for 243 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 44 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Forsan's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6. As for Ozona, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Forsan ended up a good deal behind Ozona in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 28-14. Can Forsan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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