After each having a week off, the Pawnee Black Bears and the Hooker Bulldogs will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pawnee sitting on nine straight victories and Hooker on 11.
Pawnee is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Walters 40-13. The result was nothing new for the Black Bears, who have now won nine matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hooker didn't have too much trouble with Pocola last Friday as they won 46-30.
Hooker got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Keilan Robinson out in front who rushed for 48 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 172 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 passes. That's the most rushing yards Robinson has posted since back in November of 2023. Justin Palacios was another key back, rushing for 196 yards and a touchdown.
Hooker was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hooker's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Aydan Woolridge was the leader with three.
Hooker pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35 points. As for Pawnee, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
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