The Hooks Hornets will challenge the Winnsboro Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Hooks came up short against Atlanta and fell 28-21.
Hooks' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ripken Birdwell, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown, and Dontravious Coulter, who rushed for 157 yards. The dominant performance gave Coulter a new career-high in rushing yards. Jay Smith also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 82 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Hooks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Winnsboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in August. They blew past Honey Grove 49-21 at home on Friday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Warriors are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hooks' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Winnsboro, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Hooks lost to Winnsboro on the road by a decisive 41-27 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Can Hooks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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