Blanchard and Tuttle are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withthe Tuttle Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Blanchard has 19 wins dating back to last season, while Tuttle has seven).
Blanchard is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ardmore 56-20 at home on Thursday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Tigers are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blanchard's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hudsen Periman, who threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Coric Pierce was in the mix as well, providing Blanchard with a touchdown.
Blanchard wouldn't let Ardmore keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Brayson Carter was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Tuttle blew past Tecumseh, posting a 57-6 win at home. The Tigers pushed the score to 57-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Savages cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Shawn Rounsaville Jr, who rushed for 150 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Major Vanderburg was another key player, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Tuttle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tuttle's defense and their three sacks. Adrian Avelar was especially locked on to Tecumseh's QB and sacked him twice.
Blanchard pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tuttle, their record now sits at an identical 7-0.
Blanchard strolled past Tuttle when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 20-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Blanchard since the team 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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