On Friday Choctaw County will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Hatch Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Choctaw County finally turned things around against Holy Spirit Catholic on Friday. Everything went their way against the Saints as they made off with a 32-11 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Tigers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Devin Ruffin was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 268 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per carry. Those 268 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Tracy Poke was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Choctaw County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 373 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hatch). They strolled past Pickens Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 50-36. The Bobcats pushed the score to 50-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
The win got Choctaw County back to even at 4-4. As for Hatch, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5.
Choctaw County was able to grind out a solid win over Hatch in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, winning 20-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Choctaw County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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