Football Game Preview: Flour Bluff Hornets vs. McAllen Bulldogs

Two dominant signal callers in Lucian Cruz and McCoy Wolthoff are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Flour Bluff Hornets will take on the McAllen Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Flour Bluff 11.4, McAllen 14.6) so any points scored will be well earned.

Flour Bluff took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 31-20 victory over Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Hornets were the (much) better team in the second half.

Samuel Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 143 yards and three TDs. James Porter did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 89 receiving yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Flour Bluff proved: they limited Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial to a paltry 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Anthony Mimms for the heroic effort on defense: he. Flour Bluff's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.3.

Anthony Mimms

Total Tackles

10/23/25 vs Donna North	4
09/05/25 @ Marshall	5
09/19/25 vs Donna	5
09/25/25 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial	5
10/17/25 @ Rivera	5

Flour Bluff's defense didn't let Anthony Winans, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Mimms with two. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with ten.

Meanwhile, McAllen entered their tilt with Rowe on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They enjoyed a cozy 23-7 win over the Warriors.

Flour Bluff's record is now 9-1. As for McAllen, their record now sits at 7-3.

We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Flour Bluff has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 385.2 total yards per game. However, it's not like McAllen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 388.1 total yards. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.