O'Connor was the 38-17 winner over Sotomayor when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The O'Connor Panthers were dealt a 51-16 loss at the hands of the Sotomayor WILDCATS on Friday. The Panthers gained 159 more yards on the day, but it was the WILDCATS that made the best use of them.
Although O'Connor took the loss, they still got scores from Riley Eason and Brandon Martinez.
Even though they lost, O'Connor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Cameron Grady was nothing short of spectacular for Sotomayor: he rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Grady a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Julius Johnson, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
O'Connor's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Sotomayor, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
O'Connor will host Harlan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Sotomayor, they will venture away from home to face off against Marshall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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