The Pawhuska Huskies will take on the Tonkawa Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pawhuska is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45 points per game this season.
Pawhuska is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Pawnee on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pawhuska was beaten by Pawnee 64-16. The Huskies have struggled against the Black Bears recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Pawhuska's loss came about despite a quality game from Lane Kyler, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. Kyler was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 55 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tonkawa). They blew past Caney Valley 65-8 at home on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Buccaneers, who have now won three matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
Tonkawa's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cayden Duvall, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 28 yards and a touchdown. Those 111 rushing yards gave Duvall a new career-high. Clayton Lopeman was another key player, rushing for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Tonkawa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Lopeman led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Pawhuska's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Tonkawa, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Pawhuska against Tonkawa in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 48-7 victory. Will Pawhuska repeat their success, or does Tonkawa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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