Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calallen). They blew past the Hidalgo Pirates 57-0 on Friday. Considering the Wildcats have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Calallen to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sebastian Dennis, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Jude Hernandez was in the mix as well, providing Calallen with two touchdowns.
Calallen was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 437 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Calallen is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.2 points per game. As for Hidalgo, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Calallen will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against El Campo at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Calallen is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games. As for Hidalgo, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 28-14 win against Valley View on the 8th.
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