The Midwest City Bombers will square off against the Carl Albert Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midwest City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Midwest City strolled past Duncan with points to spare, taking the game 40-26. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bombers.
It was another big night for Jahhim Mahmoud, who rushed for 252 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
Midwest City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Midwest City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Dustin Anderson, Chance Davis, and Brandon Dixon picked up one apiece. Midwest City is undefeated when Dixon posts one or more interceptions, but 2-5 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Carl Albert put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 52-7 victory over Altus. Fans of the Titans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Carl Albert's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Terry A Simmons, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Woodring, who threw for 114 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
The victory got Midwest City back to even at 5-5. As for Carl Albert, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Midwest City has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 209.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Carl Albert struggles in that department as they've been averaging 202.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Midwest City was taken down by Carl Albert 49-0 in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carl Albert's Daniel Newton, who rushed for 44 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 62 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes. Now that Midwest City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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