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 in front of their home fans against the Azle Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brewer, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Azle's (thus far) undefeated season.
Brewer is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 58-31 loss at the hands of Richland. 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 match 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. Another player making a difference was Aiden Mackey, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
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 in their previous meeting 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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