McAlester has gone 6-1 against Shawnee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The McAlester Buffaloes will challenge the Shawnee Wolves at 7:00 p.m. McAlester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
McAlester took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Durant with a 21-15 victory.
Jordan Clark and Brandon Smith were among the main playmakers for McAlester as the former rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry and the latter picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Smith really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards.
McAlester didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cade French and Smith. Will Spears was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble and making 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Shawnee unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a blow against Bishop Kelley, falling 58-20. The Wolves haven't had much luck with the Comets recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Although Shawnee took the loss, they still got scores from Zyron Campbell, Rahmel Slaughter-Bey, and Dace Shaw.
McAlester pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Shawnee, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Clark and Shaw. Clark has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 105.7 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Shaw has averaged 33.3 rushing yards per game this season.
Everything came up roses for McAlester against Shawnee in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the team secured a 54-20 victory. In that contest, McAlester amassed a halftime lead of 26-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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