Fort Gibson is 2-8 against Hilldale since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fort Gibson Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Hilldale Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
While Tigers fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They pulled ahead with a 37-36 photo finish over Berryhill on Friday.
Fort Gibson found their leader in underclassman Logan Bethel, who threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. 107 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ky Murrell.
Fort Gibson's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Eric L. Shannon Jr. and Murrell.
Meanwhile, Hilldale got themselves on the board against Edison on Friday, but Edison never followed suit. They blew past the Eagles 48-0 on the road.
Hilldale wouldn't let Edison keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Hilldale can thank Benjamin Bishop and Jaxon Clark for forcing both of them. Clark also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making three total tackles.
Fort Gibson might still be hurting after the 48-28 loss they got from Hilldale in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hilldale's Blake Johnson, who rushed for 50 yards and four touchdowns, and also threw for 69 yards and a touchdown. Now that Fort Gibson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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