Football Preview: Poteau Pirates vs. Stilwell Indians
Poteau has gone 10-0 against Stilwell recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Poteau Pirates will challenge the Stilwell Indians at 7:00 p.m. Poteau will be strutting in after a victory while Stilwell will be coming in after a defeat.
Poteau will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 25-point they dealt Tulsa NOAH HomeSchool two weeks ago. Everything went Poteau's way against Tulsa NOAH HomeSchool as Poteau made off with a 38-13 win. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Jaguars are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, while it was Stilwell who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Stigler who put up more. Stilwell fell 28-21 to Stigler. The Indians have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Stilwell got top-tier performance from Brayton Carter, who picked up 241 receiving yards and a touchdown. Carter is crushing it when it comes to receiving yards: he's posted at least 112 every time he's taken the field this season. Juan Martinez also helped out by tossing the rock for 299 yards.
Poteau now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Stilwell, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Poteau against Stilwell when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 61-20 victory. In that contest, Poteau amassed a halftime lead of 33-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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