Football Preview: Claremore Zebras vs. McAlester Buffaloes
The Claremore Zebras are taking a road trip to challenge the McAlester Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Claremore is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.9 points per game this season.
Claremore's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 48-0 win over Will Rogers College. Given the Zebras' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Ropers are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Claremore came from Kellen Gaede, Graham Williams, Ethan Porter, Tyson Grimett, Cecil Garrett, Breyen Dotson, and Tyler Mcknight.
Claremore wouldn't let Will Rogers College keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Claremore can thank Porter and Brayden Hampton for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, McAlester earned a 20-7 victory over Shawnee on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buffaloes.
Claremore's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for McAlester, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Claremore has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 168.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like McAlester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 198.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Claremore suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to McAlester in their previous meeting back in November of 2019. Thankfully for Claremore, Chris Hilton (who rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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