Nowata hasn't had much luck against Rejoice Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Nowata Ironmen will venture away from home to challenge the Rejoice Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Nowata is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell to Tonkawa 6-2. The match marked the Ironmen's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Nowata wouldn't let Tonkawa keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nowata can thank Tyler Flower and Treaver Emberson for forcing both of them. Nowata got some further help from Jerome Jackson: he picked up a sack and made 16 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Rejoice Christian entered their tilt with Warner on Thursday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They claimed a resounding 56-15 win over the Eagles. Rejoice Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.
Rejoice Christian's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Nowata, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Nowata was taken down by Rejoice Christian 49-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Nowata avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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