Football Preview: Muskogee Roughers vs. Capitol Hill Redwolves
The Muskogee Roughers are taking a road trip to square off against the Capitol Hill Redwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Muskogee has nine straight victories, Capitol Hill has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Muskogee's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Bartlesville at home to the tune of 55-0. That 55 point margin sets a new team best for the Roughers this season.
A big part of Muskogee's win came down to the chemistry between Jamarian Ficklin and his top target Ondraye Beasley. Ficklin threw for 339 yards and six touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes while Beasley gained 195 total yards and four touchdowns. Muskogee also got a significant boost from Pj Wallace, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 110 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Muskogee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Capitol Hill's offense. They were dealt a 70-0 loss at the hands of Putnam City North on Friday. The game marked the first time this season in which the Redwolves were not able to get on the board.
Muskogee pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Capitol Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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