McAlester is 6-0 against East Central since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The McAlester Buffaloes will square off against the East Central Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. McAlester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30 points per game this season.
East Central is hoping to do what Edison couldn't on Friday: put an end to McAlester's winning streak, which now stands at three games. McAlester blew past Edison, posting a 60-6 win at home. Given the Buffaloes' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Eagles are ranked 178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McAlester can attribute much of their success to Kacin Mazey, who threw for 253 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and Jordan Clark, who rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Clark really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Deveion Bickham also helped out with an impressive 95 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, McAlester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
McAlester wouldn't let Edison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. McAlester can thank Gavin Mason and Noah Lenardo for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when East Central took on Durant on Friday. East Central came up short against Durant, falling 41-19. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
McAlester pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for East Central, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for McAlester against East Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 43-13 win. Does McAlester have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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