The Moore Lions will square off against the Bixby Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Moore comes in on four and Bixby on three.
Moore is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Mustang, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Moore was ranked 15th). In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Moore made off with a 21-20 victory over Mustang. While the Lions didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-6), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Ozias Adams and Maverick Gardner were among the main playmakers for Moore as the former rushed for 181 yards and a touchdown and the latter rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Adams is now averaging an impressive 106.8 rushing yards per game.
Moore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in five consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Bixby didn't have too much trouble with Jenks at home on Friday as they won 21-7.
A big part of Bixby's win came down to the chemistry between Cooper Parker and his top target Carson Kirby. Parker rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns while Kirby rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Kirby a new career-high in rushing yards.
Moore's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Bixby, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Moore was dealt a bruising 68-5 defeat at the hands of Bixby in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Moore, Jett Turner (who rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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