Durant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell to the McAlester Buffaloes 21-15. The Lions lost against the Buffaloes in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 56-14 score last time.
Leading McAlester to victory were Jordan Clark and Brandon Smith. Clark rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, while Smith picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Smith's longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards.
Durant's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for McAlester, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Durant will square off against Bishop Kelley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Kelley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for McAlester, they will challenge Shawnee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McAlester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.2 points per game this season.
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