The Minco Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Hooker Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Minco sitting on three straight victories and Hooker on nine.
Minco will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Okemah on Friday. Minco was the clear victor by a 40-18 margin over Okemah.
Meanwhile, Hooker got themselves on the board against Crescent on Friday, but Crescent never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 40-0 win over the Tigers. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 30 points or more this season.
Kleat Martens was his usual excellent self, throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Keilan Robinson, who picked up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Hooker's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Nate Hidalgo was the leader with two. Hooker got some further help from Aydan Woolridge: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Hooker's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.8 points. As for Minco, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Minco and Hooker were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, but Minco suffered an agonizing 21-20 defeat. Can Minco avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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