Football Preview: Tonkawa Buccaneers vs. Nowata Ironmen
The Tonkawa Buccaneers will take on the Nowata Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Tonkawa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Caney Valley at home to the tune of 65-8 on Friday. Considering the Buccaneers have won three games by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tonkawa's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cayden Duvall led the charge by rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 28 yards and a touchdown. Those 111 rushing yards gave Duvall a new career-high. Clayton Lopeman was another key back, rushing for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Tonkawa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Lopeman led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Nowata took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-8 victory over Quapaw. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ironmen.
Tonkawa's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Nowata, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
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