The White Oak Roughnecks will take on the Quitman Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Quitman took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on White Oak, who comes in off a win.
White Oak will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 37) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Pewitt , sneaking past 34-32.
Jaxsen Ludlow had an outrageously good game as he threw for 134 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also rushed for 103 yards on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Junior Allen was another key player, rushing for 88 yards and two touchdowns.
White Oak wouldn't let Pewitt keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Lucas Frazier, Scotty Breitenberg, and Michael Morgan picked up one apiece. Breitenberg also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making five total tackles. White Oak got some further help from Cameron Venable: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Quitman came up short against Rivercrest on Friday and fell 25-12. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Quitman took the loss, they still got scores from Dakota Reynolds and Davis Watson.
Even if they lost, Quitman's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Rivercrest's QB won't forget Rafael Samaniego anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
White Oak's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Quitman, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for White Oak against Quitman in their previous meeting back in October of 2015 as the squad secured a 55-0 win. Will White Oak repeat their success, or does Quitman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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