The Talihina Golden Tigers will take on the Mounds Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Talihina is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.2 points per game this season.
Talihina will head out to face Mounds after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Talihina lost to Regent Prep at home by a 41-26 margin. The Golden Tigers' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Talihina got top-tier performance from Gavin Brown, who rushed for 239 yards and a touchdown while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. Brown was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards. Jayden Evans also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Even though they lost, Talihina was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mounds was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 52-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wewoka. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (40), the Golden Eagles still had to take the loss.
Talihina's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-1. As for Mounds, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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