The Cyril Pirates will welcome the Thackerville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cyril focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up seven on Friday.
Cyril is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Strother on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cyril came up short against Strother, falling 34-8. Having soared to a lofty 36 points in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cyril wouldn't let Strother keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cyril can thank Malachi Dahmer and Brayden Hajj for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Thackerville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost to Alex on the road by a 56-38 margin.
Thackerville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Cyril, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season.
Cyril came up short against Thackerville when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 34-24. Can Cyril avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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