Enid hasn't had much luck against Norman recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Enid Plainsmen are taking a road trip to challenge the Norman Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Enid is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They and Mustang were almost perfectly matched up, but Enid suffered a 33-32 loss.
Meanwhile, Norman faced Jenks in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Norman took a hard 31-12 fall against Jenks. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Phoenix Murphy put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 184 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (105 yards to be exact) went to Ryder Murphy, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Enid now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Norman, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Enid couldn't quite finish off Norman in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 and fell 22-19. Thankfully for Enid, Tias Mcclarty (who rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 122 yards on only ten passes) 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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