After each having a week off, the Hondo Owls and the Cole Cougars will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Hondo is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bandera two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hondo had to suffer through a 38-6 loss at the hands of Bandera. The match marked the Owls' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Cole and Randolph were almost perfectly matched up last Friday, but Cole suffered a 28-27 defeat.
Despite the loss, Cole got top-tier performance from Jackson Freds, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Zachary Blue handled things on the ground, rushing for 100 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cole was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
This is the second loss in a row for Hondo and nudges their season record down to 3-2. As for Cole, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-2.
Hondo didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Cole in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 35-30 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hondo since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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