Football Preview: Garber Wolverines vs. Depew Hornets
The Garber Wolverines will challenge the Depew Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Garber has three straight victories, Depew has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Garber is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Cherokee, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Garber was ranked fourth). Garber breezed by Cherokee on the road to the tune of 50-6 on Friday. Fans of the Wolverines have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Carson Bishop had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 323 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 94-yard run. Brett Howry was another key player, throwing for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
Garber wouldn't let Cherokee keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Garber can thank Domingo Ramirez and Shane Smith for forcing both of them. Garber got some further help from Treven Blaser: he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Garber was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 491 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Depew had to suffer through a 50-6 loss at the hands of Copan.
Garber's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Depew, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Garber against Depew in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 as the team secured a 50-0 victory. Does Garber have another victory up their sleeve, or will Depew turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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