Atoka and Wilburton are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Atoka Wampus Cats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Wilburton Diggers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Atoka and 13 for Wilburton dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Atoka was beaten by Lindsay 62-24. While losing is never fun, the Wampus Cats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Leopards are ranked 103rd).
Although Atoka took the loss, they still got scores from Kyzer Mullins, Teagan Richardson, and Richardson.
Meanwhile, Wilburton came up short against Panama on Friday, falling 39-13.
Despite the defeat, Wilburton got top-tier performance from Jason Wilkett, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Wilkett also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making three total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Wilburton wouldn't let Panama keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. Eric Jimenez led the group effort, picking up three of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Atoka's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Wilburton, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-3.
Atoka took their victory against Wilburton when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 20-0. Will Atoka repeat their success, or does Wilburton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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