Football Preview: Hilldale Hornets vs. Broken Bow Savages
Hilldale and Broken Bow are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Hilldale Hornets will challenge the Broken Bow Savages at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Hilldale earned a 47-35 victory over Ada. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Meanwhile, Broken Bow waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They breezed by the Indians at home to the tune of 48-14. Given the Savages' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Indians are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Broken Bow's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Greydon Howell led the charge by throwing for 247 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Howell is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Corey Frazier helped Howell out on the ground, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Broken Bow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 193 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
The win got Hilldale back to even at 3-3. As for Broken Bow, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Hilldale took a serious blow against Broken Bow when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 35-7. Can Hilldale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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