Cushing has won four straight games at home, while Fort Gibson has won four straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Cushing Tigers will host the Fort Gibson Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Cushing ended up a good deal behind Miami and lost 31-14.
The losing side was boosted by Roman Tucker, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 215 yards on 24 of 36 attempts. A healthy portion of Tucker's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Wyatt Delong.
Meanwhile, Fort Gibson was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Catoosa 49-19. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 26.9 points per game.
Fort Gibson's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cash Keys, who gained 190 total yards and two touchdowns, and Judd Rudd, who rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave Keys a new career-high in rushing yards (132).
Fort Gibson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Rudd, Brody Hansen, and Keys picked up one apiece. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Rudd posted at least 133 rushing yards in the third games prior.
Fort Gibson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Cushing has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season. As for Fort Gibson, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
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