Two dominant signal callers in PJ Faul and Jaseir Posey are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Haskell Haymakers will challenge the Pocola Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Haskell focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Haskell is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hartshorne on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Haskell took a blow against Hartshorne, falling 46-6. The Haymakers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Pocola came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Razorbacks by a score of 30-20. The 30-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Pocola found their leader in sophomore Posey, who threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 74 yards on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards Posey has posted since back in September.
Pocola has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Haskell, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Haskell has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 162 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Pocola has preferred to attack from the air: they average 352.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Haskell was dealt a bruising 60-16 defeat at the hands of Pocola in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Haskell was down 38-8.
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