The De Kalb Bears will head out to face off against the Hooks Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. De Kalb is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
De Kalb is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Queen City 61-14 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won six matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hooks earned a 52-42 victory over Redwater on Friday. The Hornets pushed the score to 40-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Dragons cut but never quite recovered from.
Ripken Birdwell was his usual excellent self, throwing for 275 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 73 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jay Smith, who picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Hooks didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Corbin Edwards and Jamarion Jackson. Jackson has become a key player for Hooks: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 2-3 otherwise. Another thorn in Redwater's side was Jasper Crain, who forced two fumbles and made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
De Kalb's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32 points. As for Hooks, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
De Kalb took a serious blow against Hooks in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 46-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Birdwell, who threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing, and also rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that De Kalb knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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