Football Preview: Reagan County Owls vs. Forsan Buffaloes
The Reagan County Owls are taking a road trip to face off against the Forsan Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,154 yards in their previous games.
Reagan County 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 Colorado 62-6. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-6.
It was another big night for Jarrett Brown, who threw for 475 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Kason Brown was in the mix too, providing Reagan County with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win for Forsan just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 50-28 to Ozona.
Forsan's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Hayden Bowlin, who picked up 221 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Huston Stockton, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Bowlin's longest reception was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Even though they lost, Forsan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Forsan wouldn't let Ozona keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Forsan can thank Brayden Cervantes and Colt Stockton for forcing all of them.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Reagan County, bringing their record for this year to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.3 points per game. As for Forsan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Reagan County was taken down by Forsan 42-12 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stockton, who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Reagan County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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