Football Preview: Norman North Timberwolves vs. Bixby Spartans
The Norman North Timberwolves will face off against the Bixby Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norman North will be strutting in after a win while Bixby will be coming in after a defeat.
Norman North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Moore by a score of 30-19. The Timberwolves didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, Bixby faced Norman in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. Bixby fell 31-20 to Norman. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, Bixby had strong showings from Bode Cairl, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown, and Cooper Parker, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Cairl has posted since back in September.
Bixby didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braeden Presley and Trey Mcglothlin.
Norman North has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.6 points per game. As for Bixby, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Norman North took a serious blow against Bixby when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 60-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bixby's Carson Kirby, who threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Now that Norman North knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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