Football Preview: Broken Arrow Tigers vs. Edmond Santa Fe Wolves
The Broken Arrow Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Edmond Santa Fe Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Broken Arrow is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
Broken Arrow took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 42-28 win over Yukon. The victory was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jeramiah Ssettimba was his usual excellent self, rushing for six yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 163 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Zane Matthews.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Broken Arrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Edmond Santa Fe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of Edmond Memorial.
Broken Arrow's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Edmond Santa Fe, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Broken Arrow didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Edmond Santa Fe in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, but they still walked away with a 47-42 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Edmond Santa Fe's Demarius Robinson, who rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 87 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Broken Arrow still be able to contain Robinson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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