Bartlesville hasn't had much luck against Muskogee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bartlesville Bruins are taking a road trip to challenge the Muskogee Roughers at 7:00 p.m.
Bartlesville is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They fell 35-28 to Sapulpa.
Meanwhile, Muskogee put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 51-0 win over Putnam City West on the road. Considering the Roughers have won three games by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Pj Wallace, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns. Muskogee also got help from Ondraye Beasley, who showed off his sure hands for 88 receiving yards.
Bartlesville's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Muskogee, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Bartlesville couldn't quite finish off Muskogee when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 30-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Muskogee's Jamarian Ficklin, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.7 yards per attempt. Now that Bartlesville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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