Football Recap: Adyn Mccall's Menacing Defense Leads Hooks over Redwater

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

10/10/25 @ Hughes Springs	62
08/29/25 vs Harmony	35
09/26/25 vs Queen City	27
10/31/25 vs Redwater	26

Hooks won the last time they faced Redwater and things went their way on Friday too. The Hornets were the clear victors by a 39-13 margin over the Dragons. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 26 points or more this season.

Ripken Birdwell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 61 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 184 yards and one TD.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hooks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 272 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hooks' defense and their three sacks. Adyn McCall was especially locked on to Redwater's QB and sacked him twice. Hooks got some further help from Trenton Haynes: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.

Hooks has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.7 points over those games. As for Redwater, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Hooks didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-22 victory against De Kalb on the 7th. As for Redwater, they have also already played their next matchup, a 58-38 win against Hughes Springs on the 7th.