It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Talihina can now relate to. They were beaten by the Woodland Cougars 58-23 on Friday. The Golden Tigers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Talihina lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Landen Griffith, who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most passing touchdowns Griffith has posted since back in October. 80 of Griffith's passing yards were hauled in by Noah Lloyd, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
| 12/13/24 @ Woodland | 19 |
| 12/06/24 vs Thomas-Fay-Custer | 6 |
| 11/22/24 vs Texhoma/Goodwell | 8 |
| 11/15/24 vs Barnsdall | 5 |
| 11/08/24 @ Mounds | 6 |
Talihina wouldn't let Woodland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Talihina can thank Ruben Carranza and Talon Griffith for forcing both of them. Griffith has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played.
Trey Bennett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 104 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 155 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes for Woodland. Jaston Terry was another key player, gaining 172 total yards and two touchdowns.
Talihina's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2. As for Woodland, the win keeps them at an undefeated 14-0.
As of now, neither Talihina nor Woodland have any future games scheduled.
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