The Newcastle Racers will face off against the Altus Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newcastle will be strutting in after a win while Altus will be coming in after a loss.
Newcastle is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Southeast: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Racers blew the Spartans out of the water with a 56-7 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-7.
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Newcastle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ben Rogers, who rushed for 128 yards and three scores on only six carries. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Rogers a new career-high. Taylor 'TJ' Bradford was another key rusher, rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Newcastle's run defense was locked in: Southeast could only muster 1.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Preston Scagnetti for the heroic effort on defense: he. Newcastle didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.7.
Newcastle's defense didn't let Louciano Williams, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Jaden Fletcher was especially locked on to Southeast's QB and sacked him three times. Another thorn in the Spartans' side was Scagnetti, who forced two fumbles, made nine total tackles, and defended one pass.
Meanwhile, Altus suffered their biggest defeat since October 25, 2024 on Friday. They took a blow against Carl Albert, falling 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Titans are ranked tenth).
Newcastle has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.8 points over those games. As for Altus, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2.
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