The Bethany Bronchos will challenge the Weatherford Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bethany's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 51-0 win over Madill. That 51 point margin sets a new team best for the Bronchos this season.
Meanwhile, Weatherford waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bobcats 41-14. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nick Jett had a dynamite game for Weatherford, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns. Those 97 rushing yards gave Jett a new career-high.
Weatherford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 479 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Weatherford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.7 points per game. As for Bethany, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Bethany took their win against Weatherford when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 42-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Weatherford's Malachi Johnson, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bethany to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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