Okemah has gone 6-0 against Holdenville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Okemah Panthers will challenge the Holdenville Wolverines at 7:30 p.m.
Okemah is leaving town to face Holdenville after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Okemah took a blow against Henryetta on Friday, falling 58-0. The Panthers just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Holdenville had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They claimed a resounding 52-0 victory over Wewoka on the road. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Tigers are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Abe Gomez went supernova for Holdenville, rushing for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Gomez also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 0.5 sacks and making three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holdenville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Holdenville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Malachi Henderson and Kase Sipes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Everything came up roses for Okemah against Holdenville in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 as the team secured a 50-16 win. Will Okemah repeat their success, or does Holdenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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