The Cushing Tigers will face off against the Miami Wardogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cushing has five straight victories, Miami has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Miami heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Cushing took over last week. The Tigers blew past Wagoner 35-14 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Roman Tucker
| 10/16/25 vs Wagoner | 380 |
| 10/10/25 @ Oologah | 223 |
| 10/03/25 vs Grove | 353 |
| 09/26/25 @ Skiatook | 324 |
| 09/12/25 vs Perkins-Tryon | 120 |
| + 3 more games |
Roman Tucker was his usual excellent self, throwing for 380 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 40 yards. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in November of 2024. Lane Simpson was another key player, gaining 179 total yards and a touchdown.
Cushing didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Bryce Ward and Gage Sharp. Cushing got some further help from Kellen Fry: he picked up two sacks, forced one fumble, and made 19 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Miami played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 36-13 to Grove. While losing is never fun, the Wardogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Ridgerunners are ranked 36th).
Cushing's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Miami, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Cushing lost to Miami at home by a decisive 31-14 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Tigers, Sam Lillard (who rushed for 67 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 135 yards and one touchdown while completing 71.4% of his 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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