The Afton Eagles will head out to take on the Barnsdall Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Afton is looking for their season's first victory.
Afton's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Woodland on Thursday. They were beaten by the Cougars 68-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Cougars are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Barnsdall, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Summit Christian Academy 42-14 at home.
It was another big night for Maverick Lanphear, who rushed for 330 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Those 330 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Barnsdall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 434 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Afton's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Barnsdall, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Afton might still be hurting after the 28-8 defeat they got from Barnsdall when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can Afton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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