The Flour Bluff Hornets will challenge the Donna North Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Flour Bluff has seven straight victories, Donna North has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Flour Bluff's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Rivera 49-0. Fans of the Hornets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Samuel Smith
| 10/17/25 @ Rivera | 4 |
| 10/03/25 vs Weslaco East | 2 |
| 09/25/25 @ Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial | 1 |
| 09/19/25 vs Donna | 3 |
| 09/12/25 @ Harlingen South | 3 |
| + 1 more games |
It was another big night for Samuel Smith, who rushed for 200 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 15 rushing touchdowns on the season. Another player making a difference was Ransom Watson, who picked up 64 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Flour Bluff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 162.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 13 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Kolton Strey, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Donna North played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Weslaco East and fell 64-20. The Chiefs were down 49-13 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Flour Bluff's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Donna North, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Flour Bluff against Donna North in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 55-0 victory. Do the Hornets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chiefs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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