If Grove was feeling good fresh off their 42-13 takedown of Fort Gibson last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Grove Ridgerunners fell just short of the Miami Wardogs by a score of 31-28 on Thursday. The loss put an end to the Ridgerunners' undefeated start to the season.
Grove's loss came despite strong showings from Jacob Gain and Gavin Wyatt. Gain picked up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Wyatt threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Gain is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
It was another big night for Khyler Walker, who rushed for 156 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown for Miami. The dominant performance gave Walker a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Sam Lillard, who threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Grove fell to 6-1. As for Miami, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Grove will look to defend their home field on Friday against Wagoner at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Wagoner: 10.9, Grove: 14.7) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Miami, they will challenge Cushing at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Miami is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
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