Odem is 9-1 against Taft since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Owls will welcome the Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Taft will be up against a hot Odem team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Owls blew past Hebbronville 55-32 on Friday. With the Owls ahead 28-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
John Hinojosa
| 09/26/25 @ Hebbronville | 5 |
| 09/12/25 @ Aransas Pass | 4 |
| 11/01/24 vs Banquete | 4 |
| 10/18/24 @ Monte Alto | 4 |
| 09/05/25 vs Falfurrias | 3 |
John Hinojosa had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 203 yards and five TDs while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Those five rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Martin Castillo was another key rusher, rushing for 91 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Odem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Taft). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Monte Alto 54-8. The Greyhounds haven't had any issues with the Blue Devil recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Taft's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Odem, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Odem was able to grind out a solid victory over Taft when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 28-20. Will the Owls repeat their success, or do the Greyhounds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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