The Newcastle Racers will challenge the MacArthur Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
MacArthur will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Newcastle extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Racers blew past Classen SAS, posting a 63-0 victory. Given the Racers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Comets are ranked 234th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Taylor 'TJ' Bradford produced another solid performance rushing for 107 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also picking up 75 receiving yards and one score. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. Kieran Horton was another key rusher, rushing for 92 yards and one TD on only nine carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Newcastle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. They are a perfect 4-0 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Newcastle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jackson Hanner, Ashton Shumard, and Kaden Longman picked up one apiece. Newcastle got some further help from Preston Scagnetti: he made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss) and defended one pass.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask MacArthur). They breezed past Midwest City to the tune of 63-28 on Thursday.
Newcastle's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for MacArthur, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Newcastle didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against MacArthur when the teams last played back in October of 2024, but they still walked away with a 35-31 win. Do the Racers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Highlanders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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