The Seminole Chieftains will square off against the Sulphur Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Seminole took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat McLoud 46-14 at home. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Chieftains this season.
Dontre Garfield continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 159 yards, while also throwing for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Sulphur had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They blew past the Pirates 41-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won six matchups by 35 points or more so far this season.
Cash Matlack had a dynamite game for Sulphur, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Those 137 rushing yards gave Matlack a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Sulphur was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 340 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Seminole's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Sulphur, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Seminole suffered a grim 34-8 defeat to Sulphur in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. Thankfully for Seminole, Trey Kiser (who rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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