Football Preview: Muskogee Roughers vs. Putnam City Pirates
The Muskogee Roughers will take on the Putnam City Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Muskogee will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Muskogee's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They took their match with ease, bagging a 36-0 victory over Putnam City North. The Roughers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Muskogee had a senior duo take command as Jamarian Ficklin threw for 122 yards and two touchdowns and Pj Wallace rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Wallace has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Putnam City rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Bruins by a score of 26-14.
Joshua Lombard had a dynamite game for Putnam City, rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 147 rushing yards gave Lombard a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rodgerick Sloan, who rushed for 170 yards.
Putnam City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Muskogee pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.2 points per game. As for Putnam City, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Everything came up roses for Muskogee against Putnam City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 57-0 win. Will Muskogee repeat their success, or does Putnam City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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