White Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Gladewater Bears, falling 54-27. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Roughnecks of the 50-7 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
Despite the defeat, White Oak had strong showings from Jaxsen Ludlow, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns, and Braydon Bratcher, who picked up 169 receiving yards and a touchdown. Bratcher has become a key player for White Oak: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least 100 receiving yards, but 1-3 otherwise.
It was another big night for Trayvion Watts, who rushed for 350 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 17.5 yards per carry for Gladewater. Watts' longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards.
White Oak's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Gladewater, they moved to 4-6 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
As of now, neither White Oak nor Gladewater have any future games scheduled.
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