The Okeene Whippets will face off against the Alex Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Okeene nor Alex posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Alex is hoping to do what Ringwood couldn't on Friday: put an end to Okeene's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Okeene never let Ringwood onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. The two-point effort marked the Whippets' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Alex's offense. They were outmatched by Weleetka on the road and fell 54-0. The Longhorns' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Alex's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Okeene, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Okeene against Alex when the teams last played back in August, as the squad secured a 56-0 win. Will Okeene repeat their success, or does Alex have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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