Two dominant signal callers in Roman Tucker and Sam Lillard are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cushing Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Miami Wardogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Things were looking good for Cushing after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They lost 42-21 to Wagoner. The game was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Tigers couldn't quite close it out.
Cushing's defeat came about despite a quality game from Tucker, who threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (112 yards to be exact) went to Wyatt Delong, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Miami hadn't done well against Grove recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Miami narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Grove 31-28. Miami's win was all the more impressive since the Ridgerunners were averaging only 14.71 points allowed on the season.
Cushing's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Miami, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Cushing was able to grind out a solid win over Miami in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 40-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Miami's Hunter Nichols, who rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Cushing to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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