The Checotah Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Bristow Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Checotah is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 35-28 win over Cascia Hall. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Elijah Thomas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 70 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Bristow was able to grind out a solid victory over Plainview on Friday, taking the game 25-14.
Bristow didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Talon Bigpond led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Bristow pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.3 points per game. As for Checotah, their record now sits at 7-4.
Checotah took a serious blow against Bristow when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 50-19. Can Checotah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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