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| 11/07/25 - Away | 49-22 W |
| 11/08/24 - Home | 14-42 L |
| 10/27/23 - Home | 46-12 W |
| 10/28/22 - Away | 28-24 W |
| 10/22/21 - Home | 20-26 L |
| + 4 more games |
Hooks entered their tilt with De Kalb on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed past the Bears to the tune of 49-22. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.
Ripken Birdwell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 170 yards and one score on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 138 yards and one TD. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hooks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 272 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why De Kalb lost, don't look at Dom Dunn. Despite the final result, he rushed for 54 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Hooks' victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for De Kalb, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-4.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Hooks will challenge Lone Oak at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Hornets will be up against the Buffaloes' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.5 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for De Kalb, they will head out to square off against Grand Saline at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bears will need to watch out since the Indians have now posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups.
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