Two dominant backs in Peter Lee and Ravian Larry are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Eufaula Ironheads will be playing in front of their home fans against the Idabel Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Eufaula finally turned things around against Stigler on Thursday. They blew past the Panthers, posting a 36-7 victory on the road. With that win, the Ironheads brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Ledger Folsom was his usual excellent self, rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Maddox Bridges was another key player, rushing for 63 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Eufaula was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Idabel). Everything went their way against Locust Grove on Thursday as Idabel made off with a 54-33 victory. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won five contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Larry, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Clay, who threw for 158 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes.
Idabel didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Quinton Zirretta and Mack Dixon. Matrail Lopez was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles and defending four passes.
Eufaula's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Idabel, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Eufaula was taken down by Idabel 49-13 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Eufaula, Waylon Phillips (who threw for 158 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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