Football Preview: Checotah Wildcats vs. Idabel Warriors
Checotah has gone 3-0 against Idabel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Checotah Wildcats will face off against the Idabel Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Checotah is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.6 points per game this season.
Checotah is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 32 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Lincoln Christian on Friday. They took a blow against the Bulldogs, falling 68-12. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Although Checotah took the loss, they still got scores from Kaden Rice and Elijah Thomas.
Meanwhile, Idabel waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 37-27 victory over the Ironheads.
Idabel's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mack Dixon, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Another rusher making a difference was Ravian Larry, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Checotah and nudges their season record down to 5-3. As for Idabel, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Checotah against Idabel in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, as the team secured a 39-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Checotah since the squad 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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