Football Preview: Putnam City West Patriots vs. Muskogee Roughers
Putnam City West hasn't had much luck against Muskogee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Putnam City West Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Muskogee Roughers at 7:00 p.m.
Putnam City West is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 49-0 defeat at the hands of Putnam City North.
Meanwhile, Muskogee put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Ponca City at home to the tune of 59-14. The matchup marked the Roughers' most dominant win of the season so far.
Jamarian Ficklin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 100 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 176 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards. Another player making a difference was Pj Wallace, who rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Muskogee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 422 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Putnam City West's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Muskogee, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Putnam City West was dealt a bruising 69-0 defeat at the hands of Muskogee in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ficklin, who threw for 375 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Now that Putnam City West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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