Football Preview: Depew Hornets vs. Davenport Bulldogs
Depew hasn't had much luck against Davenport recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Depew Hornets' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Davenport Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Depew is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were beaten by Garber 54-8 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Wolverines are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Davenport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Alex.
Davenport might have lost, but man, Chase Mitchell was a machine: he rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 182 yards on 15 of 22 attempts.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Davenport was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Depew's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Davenport, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Depew against Davenport in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-8 victory. In that contest, Depew amassed a halftime lead of 57-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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