Football Recap: Oblong Piles Up the Points Against Hutsonville/Palestine

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Previous 5 Games

10/10/25 - Home	54-16 W
09/13/24 - Away	54-6 W
09/15/17 - Away	15-6 W
09/16/16 - Home	40-12 W
10/16/15 - Home	40-0 W

There's no place like home for Oblong, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Hutsonville/Palestine Tigers 54-16. The contest marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season.

Oblong's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lucas Blessing led the charge by rushing for 221 yards and four TDs while picking up 12.3 yards per carry. Blessing really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Snider, who rushed for 154 yards and three scores on only 11 carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Oblong was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 440 rushing yards. They are 2-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.

Oblong didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Caden Goodwin and Snider.

Oblong's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 3-4. As for Hutsonville/Palestine, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.

Coming up, Oblong is taking a road trip to take on Martinsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will be up against the Bluestreaks' rather soft defense (which has allowed 27.71 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Hutsonville/Palestine, they will be playing at home against South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will need to watch out since the Ponies have now posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.