The Carl Albert Titans put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their undefeated season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Guthrie and snuck past 24-21. That's another feather in the cap for Carl Albert, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Carl Albert's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kevin Sperry led the charge by throwing for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Xavier Robinson, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Carl Albert's win was their tenth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 9-0. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 11-2 Elk City and 6-2 Coweta (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 58.3% over those games). As for Guthrie, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1.
Carl Albert will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Piedmont at 7:00 p.m. on November 3rd. Guthrie is on the road again on Thursday and play against Eisenhower at 7:00 p.m. on October 26th. Eisenhower will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
