The Cushing Bearkats will venture away from home to take on the Overton Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cushing is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Cushing is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lovelady on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cushing was dealt a 63-7 loss at the hands of Lovelady. While losing is never fun, the Bearkats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1012th, while the Lions are ranked 491st).
Meanwhile, Overton slipped by Mt. Enterprise 45-44 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Bryce Still was his usual excellent self, rushing for 88 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 255 yards and three touchdowns while completing 82.8% of his passes. He didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made ten total tackles. Jayden Edwards was Still's top target, picking up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Overton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Overton wouldn't let Mt. Enterprise keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Garrett Boney, Still, and Elijah Dorsey picked up one apiece.
Overton's record is now 7-2. As for Cushing, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Cushing might still be hurting after the 42-21 loss they got from Overton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Cushing avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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