Football Recap: Cash Mcalvain's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Tahlequah over Collinsville

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 8:36am

Football Recap: Tahlequah Tigers vs. Collinsville Cardinals

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Tahlequah lost against Collinsville back in November of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Tahlequah Tigers took a 35-21 bruising from the Collinsville Cardinals. The Tigers have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Tahlequah lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cash Mcalvain, who threw for 182 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 82 yards on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Mcalvain has posted since back in October of 2023. Another back making a difference was Jake Girty, who rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.

Tahlequah's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Collinsville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.

Tahlequah has already played their next matchup, a 56-6 win against Memorial on the 17th. As for Collinsville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 35-34 loss against Claremore on the 17th.

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