Oklahoma Christian hasn't had much luck against Jones recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Oklahoma Christian Saints will head out to square off against the Jones Longhorns at 6:55 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Oklahoma Christian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Blackwell, posting a 47-8 win. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Maroons are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jones entered their tilt with Mount St. Mary on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Rockets to the tune of 49-7. Considering the Longhorns have won five contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Acyn Hansen, who threw for 238 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 78 yards on only seven carries. Another player making a difference was Chace Pitts, who picked up 129 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Oklahoma Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Oklahoma Christian was dealt a bruising 56-8 defeat at the hands of Jones in their previous meeting back in August of 2019. Thankfully for Oklahoma Christian, Carson May (who threw for 282 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes) 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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