Garber has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Turpin has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Garber Wolverines will take on the Turpin Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Garber is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oklahoma's top teams: Pond Creek-Hunter, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Garber was ranked seventh). Garber took their game on the road on Thursday with ease, bagging a 40-6 victory over Pond Creek-Hunter. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 34 points or more this season.
Brett Howry was his usual excellent self, throwing for 223 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Those 64 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Seth Smith, who picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Turpin has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 14.67 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They took a 42-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Laverne. The loss continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost nine in a row.
Garber's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Turpin, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1.
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