Football Preview: Oaks-Mission Warriors vs. Welch Wildcats
The Oaks-Mission Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Welch Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Oaks-Mission took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Watts with a sharp 38-16 win.
Meanwhile, Welch put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by South Coffeyville on the road to the tune of 51-6. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Mason Clinton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, while also throwing for 54 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Welch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Welch wouldn't let South Coffeyville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cash Tucker was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
The victory got Oaks-Mission back to even at 3-3. As for Welch, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Oaks-Mission was taken down by Welch 52-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Oaks-Mission was down 44-6.
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