Football Game Preview: Collinsville Cardinals vs. Claremore Zebras

Collinsville is 7-2 against Claremore since October of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Cardinals will host the Zebras at 7:00 p.m. Collinsville's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Claremore's offense will have their work cut out for them.

It was a proper cat-fight when Collinsville took on Tahlequah on Friday. The Cardinals walked away with a 35-23 win over the Tigers. The Cardinals haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Ben Daniels

Receiving Yards

10/10/25 @ Tahlequah	147
10/03/25 vs Will Rogers College	113
09/26/25 @ Del City	69
09/19/25 vs Bartlesville	158
09/11/25 @ Edison	91
+ 1 more games

A big part of Collinsville's win came down to the chemistry between Carter Vaughan and his top target Ben Daniels. Vaughan threw for 364 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes while Daniels picked up 147 receiving yards and three scores. With that strong performance, Daniels is now averaging an impressive 101.8 receiving yards per game. Another player making a difference was Max Whitekiller, who picked up 92 receiving yards and one TD.

The home team had come away the winner the last four times Claremore and Pryor had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Zebras were dealt a 51-20 loss at the hands of the Tigers on Friday. The game marked the Zebras' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Collinsville will have to contain Cecil Garrett as he made an impact in Claremore's last game. He rushed for 102 yards and three scores, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. Garrett is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 102 every time he's taken the field this season.

Collinsville's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Claremore, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 5-1.

We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Collinsville has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 360 total yards per game. However, it's not like Claremore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 368.3 total yards. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.

Collinsville and Claremore were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but Collinsville suffered an agonizing 35-34 loss. Thankfully for the Cardinals, Brad Hoisington (who rushed for 98 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 221 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.