Hooker entered their tilt with Fairview on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 38-7 win over the Fairview Yellowjackets at home. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matchups by 30 points or more so far this season.
Kleat Martens continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 168 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 34 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Justin Palacios, who rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Hooker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 361 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Hooker's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Nate Hidalgo and Peyton Parker, who racked up four sacks between them. Hooker got some further help from Hunter Ray: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Hooker pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fairview, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hooker will head out to square off against Merritt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hooker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.1 points per game this season. As for Fairview, they will head out on the road to face off against Hinton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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