Football Preview: Cushing Tigers vs. Wagoner Bulldogs
The Cushing Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Wagoner Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cushing is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Oologah, posting a 37-7 win at home. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 116th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roman Tucker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 190 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cushing's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Michael Cruz and Max Hoover, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Wagoner put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 59-7 victory over Catoosa on the road. That 52 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
Cushing's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Wagoner, their record is now 6-0.
Cushing and Wagoner were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but Cushing came up empty-handed after a 15-14 loss. Can Cushing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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