Ozona and Hawley squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Ozona had to settle for second. They were dealt a 57-21 loss at the hands of the Hawley Bearcats. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 780th, while the Bearcats are ranked 280th).
Despite the loss, Ozona still got an impressive performance from Christian Villarreal, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Hudson Fowler was another key player, having thrown for 277 yards and two touchdowns.
Hawley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Allyn Barker out in front who rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Barker a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Keagan Ables, who threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per attempt.
This is the second loss in a row for Ozona and nudges their season record down to 7-4. As for Hawley, their record is now 10-1.
Ozona does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hawley, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Hawley Bearcats duke it out with the Sunray Bobcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunray knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Hawley likes a good challenge.
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