Football Preview: Colcord Hornets vs. Vian Wolverines
The Colcord Hornets will face off against the Vian Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Colcord comes in on five and Vian on 12.
Colcord is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Holdenville as Colcord made off with a 36-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won ten matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Vian on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Beggs out of the water with a 35-7 final score. The 35-point effort marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Draighton Fletcher and Masyn Wright. Fletcher rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns while Wright rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Fletcher has posted since back in November of 2023.
Vian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests.
Vian's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.0 points per game. As for Colcord, their record is now 11-1.
Colcord took a serious blow against Vian in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, falling 55-22. Thankfully for Colcord, Rayne Cloud (who rushed for 59 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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