The Ponca City Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Bartlesville Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Ponca City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Sapulpa on Thursday. They came up short against the Chieftains, falling 22-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Bartlesville, as they earned their first away win of the season. They strolled past Putnam City North with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 42-28. The Bruins' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Ponca City better focus on containing Michael Kent and Sutton Williams as the pair were huge in Bartlesville's win. Kent threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes, while Williams rushed for 103 yards and three TDs on only 11 carries. The dominant performance also gave Kent a new career-high in passer rating (144.6).
Bartlesville's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Ponca City, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Ponca City couldn't quite get it done against Bartlesville in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 as they fell 30-20. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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