The Cascia Hall Commandos will face off against the Verdigris Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cascia Hall has five straight victories, Verdigris has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cascia Hall's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Sequoyah offense got past them. Cascia Hall walked away with a 41-31 win over Sequoyah on Friday. Cascia Hall's victory was all the more impressive since the Eagles were averaging only 14.38 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, a win for Verdigris just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 56-20 loss at the hands of Berryhill. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Chiefs are ranked 95th).
Verdigris might have lost, but man, Garrett Hougland was a machine: he picked up 168 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hougland's longest reception was for an incredible 79 yards.
Cascia Hall's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Verdigris, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Cascia Hall skirted past Verdigris 35-32 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cascia Hall since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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