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| 09/12/25 - Home | 72-12 W |
| 09/13/24 - Away | 44-21 W |
| 09/08/23 - Home | 57-7 W |
| 09/09/22 - Away | 8-35 L |
| 11/05/21 - Home | 55-28 W |
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Pocola won the last time they faced Spiro and things went their way on Friday too. The Indians claimed a resounding 72-12 win over the Bulldogs. The Indians pushed the score to 64-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Pocola was led to victory by Jaryus Birdsong and Jaseir Posey. Birdsong gained 108 total yards and three touchdowns, while Posey threw for 216 yards and four TDs while completing 81.8% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Posey a new career-high in passer rating (161.9).
Pocola's run defense was locked in: Spiro could only muster 2.8 yards per carry. While ten picked up at least one total tackle, Birdsong stood above the rest. He rushed for 33 yards and a pair of scores, and also picked up 75 receiving yards and one touchdown. Pocola didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 16.5.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Pocola, racking up 18 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Brayden Hardwick, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Although Spiro took the loss, they still got scores from Joshua Collins and Hayden Reed.
Pocola's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their offensive performance: the team's won by an average of 34.8 points thus far. As for Spiro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pocola will head out to take on Vian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Spiro, they will venture away from home to challenge Muldrow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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