Broken Arrow lost against Norman North back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Broken Arrow Tigers lost to the Norman North Timberwolves at home by a 47-28 margin. The Tigers have struggled against the Timberwolves recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Broken Arrow lost, don't look at Jeramiah Ssettimba. Despite the final result, he rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 231 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Ssettimba a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (131 yards to be exact) went to Zane Matthews.
Even though they lost, Broken Arrow was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 275 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Broken Arrow now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Norman North, they moved to 1-6 with that win, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Broken Arrow will square off against Union at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Norman North, they will challenge Yukon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Norman North will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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