Ponca City hasn't had much luck against Muskogee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ponca City Wildcats will head out to challenge the Muskogee Roughers at 7:00 a.m.
Ponca City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against MacArthur on Friday. They were beaten by the Highlanders 40-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Highlanders are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Muskogee put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 49-48 photo finish over Bentonville West.
Muskogee's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Pj Wallace, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Wallace was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamarian Ficklin, who threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns.
Ponca City now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Muskogee, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ponca City suffered a grim 34-10 defeat to Muskogee in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Muskogee's Latavion Johnson, who rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Ponca City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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