Football Preview: Lovelady Lions vs. Cushing Bearkats
The Lovelady Lions will square off against the Cushing Bearkats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lovelady has four straight wins, Cushing has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lovelady took on Mt. Enterprise on Friday. Lovelady blew past Mt. Enterprise 52-22. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Cushing just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 31-8 to Tenaha. The Bearkats were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Lovelady is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Cushing, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Lovelady against Cushing in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 38-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lovelady since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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