Football Preview: Collinsville Cardinals vs. Bartlesville Bruins
Collinsville has gone 6-0 against Bartlesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Collinsville Cardinals will take on the Bartlesville Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Bartlesville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Collinsville, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Collinsville blew past Edison, posting a 56-6 win at home. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Eagles are ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bartlesville didn't have quite enough to beat Claremore last Friday and fell 35-33.
Bartlesville might have lost, but man, Damien Niko was a machine: he picked up 247 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Niko torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 93 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Neal, who threw for 327 yards and three touchdowns.
Collinsville pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bartlesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Collinsville was able to grind out a solid win over Bartlesville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 27-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collinsville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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