Football Preview: Broken Arrow Tigers vs. Owasso Rams
After each having a week off, the Broken Arrow Tigers and the Owasso Rams will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,049 yards in their previous games.
Broken Arrow is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Mustang, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Broken Arrow was ranked 23rd). Broken Arrow was just a hair shy of victory two weeks ago and fell 49-48 to Mustang. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Broken Arrow might have lost, but man, Jeramiah Ssettimba was a machine: he threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Kedan Johnson.
Even though they lost, Broken Arrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Owasso put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 48-17 win over Charles Page on the road.
Drew Frankenfield had an outrageously good game as he threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Jayden Hall was another key player, gaining 82 total yards and a touchdown.
Broken Arrow now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Owasso, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Broken Arrow has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 233.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Owasso has preferred to attack from the air: they average 266.3 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Broken Arrow might still be hurting after the 41-21 defeat they got from Owasso in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Broken Arrow, Knox Dyson (who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his 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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