The Nocona Indians will face off against the Tioga Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nocona's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five matchups, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Nocona's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Whitewright on Friday. They were outmatched by the Tigers at home and fell 42-0.
Meanwhile, Tioga entered their tilt with Wolfe City on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Wolves as they made off with a 60-36 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won four games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Tioga's win came down to the chemistry between Austin Norwood and his top target Johnny Dorpinghaus. Norwood picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Dorpinghaus gained 141 total yards and two touchdowns. Norwood was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 54 yards.
Tioga didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jake David and Slade Babbitt. Babbitt has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last seven times he's played.
Tioga's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.7 points per game. As for Nocona, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Nocona's way against Tioga when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Nocona made off with a 62-38 win. Will Nocona repeat their success, or does Tioga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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