The Hooks Hornets will challenge the Hughes Springs Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hooks is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Oklahoma City Patriots HomeSchool 53-7 at home on Friday. With the Hornets ahead 26-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Ripken Birdwell was his usual excellent self, throwing for 226 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hooks' defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Ra'Kadrian Minter with three. Another thorn in Oklahoma City Patriots HomeSchool's side was Cameron Albert, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Hughes Springs ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 40-34 W over Queen City. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Mustangs were the better team in the second half.
Hooks now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hughes Springs, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Hooks strolled past Hughes Springs when the teams last played back in October of 2019 by a score of 35-19. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Hughes Springs' Andrew Gaul, who rushed for 97 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 113 yards on only nine passes. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Hooks to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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