Football Preview: Quitman Bulldogs vs. Lone Oak Buffaloes
Two dominant signal callers in Klayton Meadows and Slayde Parnell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Quitman Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lone Oak Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Quitman will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 34-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Chisum on Friday. Quitman skirted past Chisum 28-25.
It was another big night for Meadows, who rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jacob Breding, who gained 125 total yards and a touchdown.
Quitman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Meadows and Bryson Hobbs. Another thorn in Chisum's side was Jesse Clark, who made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Lone Oak put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Prairiland 35-0 at home. The Buffaloes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 27 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lone Oak to victory, but perhaps none more so than Corbin Johnson, who picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Johnson showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 50 yards. Parnell was another key passer, throwing for 238 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes.
Quitman has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Lone Oak, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Quitman has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 191.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lone Oak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 211.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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