On Thursday, the Blanchard Lions took their contest with ease, bagging a 46-12 win over the Chickasha Fighting Chicks. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Fighting Chicks are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blanchard's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Coric Pierce, who picked up 153 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Pierce really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudsen Periman, who threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Blanchard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Blanchard didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayson Carter and Jaxon Oliver.
Blanchard's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points per game. As for Chickasha, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Blanchard will look to defend their home field on Friday against Clinton at 7:00 p.m. Blanchard is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.7 points per game this season. Chickasha does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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