The Noble Bears will challenge the Carl Albert Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Noble, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Carl Albert's (thus far) undefeated season.
Noble is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Guthrie on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Noble was outmatched by Guthrie on the road and fell 41-14. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Bluejays are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Carl Albert's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Friday. They breezed by El Reno at home to the tune of 70-0. Fans of the Titans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Devin Woodring continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 224 yards and four touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 66 yards. Those 66 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trynae Washington, who picked up 76 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Noble's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Carl Albert, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
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