Football Preview: Bartlesville Bruins vs. Putnam City North Panthers
The Bartlesville Bruins will face off against the Putnam City North Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bartlesville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight losses, while Putnam City North will come in with four straight wins.
Bartlesville's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Muskogee on Friday. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of the Roughers. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Roughers are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Putnam City North). They really took it to Capitol Hill for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-0 victory at home. Considering the Panthers have won four games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Putnam City North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mason Jones led the charge by throwing for 131 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Milton Alford was another key back, rushing for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Bartlesville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Putnam City North, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Bartlesville against Putnam City North in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 49-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Putnam City North's Camarion Jones, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 32 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Bartlesville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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