Football Preview: Caddo Bruins vs. Canadian Cougars
The Caddo Bruins will stay at home for another week and welcome the Canadian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Caddo's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.
Caddo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Keota, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Caddo was ranked tenth). In a tight game that could have gone either way, Caddo made off with a 33-32 win over Keota. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Bruins, who until this match were averaging 13.75 points allowed.
Cale Wigington was his usual excellent self, rushing for 185 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 107 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Boen Proctor was another key player, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
Meanwhile, Canadian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Savanna on the road and fell 58-28.
Caddo's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Canadian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Caddo took a serious blow against Canadian when the teams last played back in October of 2019, falling 50-0. Thankfully for Caddo, Carson Thompson (who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 219 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 10-for-10 passing) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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