The Altus Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Lawton Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Altus will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Guthrie, falling 56-34. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Bluejays are ranked 37th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Lawton was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 62-12 loss at the hands of Carl Albert. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost three in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Altus and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Lawton, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-4 record.
Altus beat Lawton 45-35 in their previous matchup back in August of 2018. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lawton's Miles Davis, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 42 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Altus to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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