The Tocoi Creek Toros will challenge the Oakleaf Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tocoi Creek has given up an average of 27.9 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tocoi Creek's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Nease on Friday. They were beaten by the Panthers 36-0. The Toros have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Oakleaf lost to Mandarin on the road by a 31-14 margin on Friday.
Even if they lost, Oakleaf's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Mandarin's QB won't forget Mason Thomas anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Thomas is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in each of the last 11 games he's played dating back to last season. Oakleaf got some further help from Jermaine Robinson: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 13 total tackles.
Oakleaf's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-2. As for Tocoi Creek, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Tocoi Creek was taken down by Oakleaf 56-7 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Knights' Jack McKissock, who threw for 272 yards and six TDs while completing 90% of his passes. Now that the Toros know 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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