Football Preview: Odem Owls vs. Hebbronville Longhorns
The Odem Owls will challenge the Hebbronville Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Odem has four straight victories, Hebbronville has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Odem is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Skidmore-Tynan 51-16 on the road. Fans of the Owls have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Martin Castillo was his usual excellent self, rushing for 222 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Wuenschel, who picked up 129 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Odem wouldn't let Skidmore-Tynan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Odem can thank Hunter Allphin and Jamison Collins for forcing both of them. Collins is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Odem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Hebbronville took a blow against Tuloso-Midway on Friday, falling 34-6. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1163rd, while the Warriors & Cherokees are ranked 574th).
Odem's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Hebbronville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Odem skirted past Hebbronville 29-27 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hebbronville's Eden Perez, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and also picked up 74 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Odem to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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