Football Preview: Broken Arrow Tigers vs. Norman North Timberwolves
The Broken Arrow Tigers will square off against the Norman North Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Broken Arrow is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
Broken Arrow is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Edmond Santa Fe on Friday. Broken Arrow came out on top against Edmond Santa Fe by a score of 27-17.
A big part of Broken Arrow's win came down to the chemistry between Jeramiah Ssettimba and his top target Tayshawn Wade. Ssettimba threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes while Wade picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Wade's longest reception was for an incredible 72 yards.
Meanwhile, Norman North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Union at home and fell 56-27. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Redhawks are ranked eighth).
The victory got Broken Arrow back to even at 3-3. As for Norman North, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Broken Arrow ended up a good deal behind Norman North in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 28-14. Can Broken Arrow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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