McAlester waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 29-21 victory over the Bishop Kelley Comets. This was payback for the Buffaloes, who suffered a 36-21 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jordan Clark was his usual excellent self, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 44 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: McAlester was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
McAlester's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Bishop Kelley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
McAlester will head out on the road to take on Booker T. Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McAlester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.9 points per game this season. As for Bishop Kelley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against East Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Kelley is facing East Central at the right time seeing as East Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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