A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Verdigris Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland hasn't scored more than 12 points for five games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Cleveland is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cascia Hall on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cleveland was beaten by Cascia Hall 59-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Commandos are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Verdigris was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell to Vinita 19-14.
Despite the defeat, Verdigris had strong showings from Peyton Stelling, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown, and Garrett Hougland, who picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Stelling a new career-high in rushing yards.
Verdigris didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Antonio Riddle and Tate Roller. Roller is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Will Rogers was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Cleveland's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Verdigris, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
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