Locust Grove lost against Checotah back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Locust Grove Pirates came up short against the Checotah Wildcats, falling 68-42. The Pirates have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Locust Grove lost, don't look at Titan Hix. Despite the final result, he rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hix a new career-high in rushing yards. Zander Messer also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Elijah Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Checotah, picking up 123 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Thomas' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 117 receiving yards dating back to last season.
Locust Grove's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Checotah, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Locust Grove will square off against Eufaula at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Locust Grove is facing Eufaula at the right time seeing as Eufaula is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Checotah, they will take on Muldrow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Checotah knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Muldrow likes a good challenge.
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