After flying high against Glenpool  last Friday, Broken Bow came back down to earth. The Savages took  a  40-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sallisaw Black Diamonds on Friday. The Savages were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Black Diamonds apparently hadn't forgotten their  loss the last time these teams played  back in October of 2024.
| 10/03/25 vs Sallisaw | 91 | 
| 09/12/25 @ Idabel | 86 | 
| 08/29/25 vs McAlester | 20 | 
| 09/05/25 vs Durant | 19 | 
 When it comes to explaining why Broken Bow lost, don't look at  Greydon Howell. Despite the final result, he rushed for 127 yards and two  scores on only eight carries, and also threw for 364 yards and a pair of  TDs while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt. Howell got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 64 yards.  Jattairrius Neal also helped out with an impressive 91  receiving yards.
  Kase Adams had another great game (as  he tends to do), rushing for 94 yards and a pair of  touchdowns, while also throwing for 161 yards and two  TDs while completing 73.9% of his passes for Sallisaw. The dominant performance also gave  Adams a new career-high in  rushing touchdowns (two). Another player making a difference was  Jackson Harris, who rushed for 119 yards and one  score.
Having lost for the first time  this season, Broken Bow  fell to 4-1. As for Sallisaw, the  victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
 Looking ahead, Broken Bow will challenge Stilwell at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. The Savages will be up against the Indians' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.6  points per  contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Sallisaw, they will square off against McLain Science & Tech at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday.
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