Tatum is 6-0 against White Oak since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Tatum Eagles will welcome the White Oak Roughnecks at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Tatum is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 33 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Atlanta on Friday. They were outmatched by the Rabbits on the road and fell 42-7. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for White Oak just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 78-20 loss at the hands of Liberty-Eylau. While losing is never fun, the Roughnecks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 555th, while the Leopards are ranked 136th).
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jaxsen Ludlow and Trip Baysinger. Baysinger had a great game and threw for 410 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Meanwhile, Ludlow did his best for the losing side, throwing for 154 yards on eight of 18 attempts, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
White Oak wouldn't let Liberty-Eylau keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. White Oak can thank Scotty Breitenberg and Michael Morgan for forcing both of them. Morgan also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten. Trevor Sizemore was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles.
Tatum dropped their record down to 4-3 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for White Oak, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Tatum against White Oak in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-15 victory. Will Tatum repeat their success, or does White Oak have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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