Football Preview: Overton Mustangs vs. Cushing Bearkats
The Overton Mustangs will be playing at home against the Cushing Bearkats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Overton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Overton slipped by Mt. Enterprise 45-44. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Bryce Still continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made ten total tackles. Jayden Edwards was Still's top target, picking up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Overton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Overton wouldn't let Mt. Enterprise keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Garrett Boney, Still, and Elijah Dorsey picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Cushing was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 63-7 defeat at the hands of Lovelady. While losing is never fun, the Bearkats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1012th, while the Lions are ranked 491st).
Cushing's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Overton, their record is now 7-2.
Overton took their win against Cushing in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 42-21. Will Overton repeat their success, or does Cushing have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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