The MacArthur Highlanders will take on the Midwest City Bombers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (MacArthur has five straight wins, Midwest City has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, everything came up roses for MacArthur against Duncan as the squad secured a 51-20 victory. The Highlanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 31 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Midwest City took a blow against Bishop McGuinness on Friday, falling 56-8. While losing is never fun, the Bombers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 20th).
MacArthur's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Midwest City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
MacArthur beat Midwest City 36-28 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Bombers' Jahhim Mahmoud, who rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught one score. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for the Highlanders to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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