On Friday, Mustang faced Norman in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mustang Broncos fell 40-28 to the Norman Tigers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Broncos of the 27-19 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Norman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Phoenix Murphy, who threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Kam Donald, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown.
Mustang's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Norman, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mustang will face off against Deer Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mustang is facing Deer Creek at the right time seeing as Deer Creek is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Norman, they will challenge Bixby at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 966 yards in their previous games.
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