Ponca City hasn't had much luck against Muskogee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ponca City Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Muskogee Roughers at 7:00 a.m.
Ponca City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against MacArthur on Friday. They were dealt a 40-0 loss at the hands of the Highlanders. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Highlanders are ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Muskogee put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Bentonville West 49-48.
Muskogee's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Pj Wallace, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Wallace was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamarian Ficklin, who threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns.
Ponca City now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Muskogee, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ponca City might still be hurting after the 34-10 defeat they got from Muskogee when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Muskogee's Latavion Johnson, who rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that Ponca City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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