Hinton and Watonga are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Hinton Comets will be playing at home against the Watonga Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hinton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hooker on Friday. They had to suffer through a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Comets were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Watonga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 42-26 bruising from Cashion.
Despite the loss, Watonga had strong showings from Kelan Estep, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and Ivan Carmona, who picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 73 yards.
Even though they lost, Watonga was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Hinton dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Watonga, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Hinton was able to grind out a solid victory over Watonga in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 34-26. Does Hinton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Watonga turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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