The Tahlequah Tigers will square off against the Del City Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Tahlequah is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Memorial to the tune of 56-0 on Thursday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Tahlequah can attribute much of their success to Isvan Santana, who picked up 118 receiving yards and one TD. Kael Dobbins got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Tahlequah didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Michael Torkelson and Cayden Swim. Torkelson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Del City over Will Rogers College in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Eagles blew the Ropers out of the water with a 68-7 final score. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five games by 31 points or more so far this season.
Tahlequah's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-4. As for Del City, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Tahlequah was dealt a bruising 56-0 defeat at the hands of Del City in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Tigers, Emmanuel Davis (who threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns while completing 94.7% of his passes, and also picked up 43 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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