It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hooker had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the Minco Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 20-0 win. The 20-point effort marked Hooker's lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Hooker came from Keilan Robinson, Kleat Martens, and Gunnar Martens.
Hooker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Hooker's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Nate Hidalgo was especially locked on to Minco's QB and sacked him twice. Hidalgo also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Aydan Woolridge was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Hooker's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.9 points. As for Minco, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4.
Hooker will square off against Pocola on Friday. Pocola will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Hooker surely won't give up without a fight. Minco does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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