Cordell and Mangum are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Cordell Blue Devils will host the Mangum Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cordell has struggled recently with 16 defeats in a row, while Mangum will arrive with six straight victories.
Cordell's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Texhoma/Goodwell on Friday. They were beaten by Texhoma/Goodwell 81-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mangum faced off against Mooreland on Friday. Mangum blew past Mooreland 40-8 on the road. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Mangum's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Solis, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Solis' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Colton Gillispie was another key pass catcher, picking up 187 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mangum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Cordell's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Mangum, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Cordell was dealt a bruising 76-6 defeat at the hands of Mangum in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Solis, who rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Cordell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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