Football Preview: Bethany Bronchos vs. Chickasha Fighting Chicks
After each having a week off, the Bethany Bronchos and the Chickasha Fighting Chicks will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bethany has three straight wins, Chickasha has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Bethany was able to grind out a solid victory over Jones, taking the game 36-29.
Bethany's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jackson Payne led the charge by throwing for 277 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. What's more, Payne also racked up 28 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August of 2023. Another pass catcher making a difference was Wyatt Geissler, who picked up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-28, which was the final score in Chickasha's tilt against Anadarko last Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Fighting Chicks have suffered against the Warriors since September 1, 2017.
Bethany's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Chickasha, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Bethany strolled past Chickasha in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 by a score of 38-20. Does Bethany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chickasha turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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