Hooker has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Pocola Indians on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hooker is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Minco onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory. Hooker's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three matches.
The critical scores for Hooker came from Keilan Robinson, Kleat Martens, and Gunnar Martens.
Hooker's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Leading the way was Nate Hidalgo with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Hooker got some further help from Aydan Woolridge: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Pocola came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Buccaneers to the tune of 52-14.
A big part of Pocola's win came down to the chemistry between Jaseir Posey and his top target Aj Lyons-Jerrell. Posey threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns while Lyons-Jerrell gained 194 total yards. With that strong performance, Lyons-Jerrell is now averaging an impressive 101.3 rushing yards per game.
Hooker pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.9 points. As for Pocola, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Hooker has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 272.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Pocola has preferred to attack from the air: they average 332.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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