The Oologah Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Cushing Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oologah is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Oologah is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Fort Gibson 36-32. Even if the Mustangs couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, Cushing's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Friday. They fell 28-21 to Grove. Despite 222 more yards than the Ridgerunners, the Tigers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Cushing got top-tier performance from Wyatt Delong, who picked up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown. Delong showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 60 yards. Lane Wood also helped out with an impressive 110 receiving yards.
Oologah's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Cushing, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Oologah suffered a grim 45-21 defeat to Cushing in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Oologah, Brady Matheson (who picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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