The Pryor Tigers will head out to take on the Del City Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pryor is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Memorial, posting a 60-14 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Chargers are ranked 236th), the result last Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Del City had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 55.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They put the hurt on the Zebras with a sharp 34-14 victory.
The critical scores for Del City came from Emmanuel Davis, D'Marion Turner, Josiah Chester, and Jeremiah Miles.
One reason for the win was Del City's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tayvann Johnson and Christian Akadiri, who racked up all five sacks between them. Johnson has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Del City got some further help from Jashawn Mccalister: he made six total tackles and defended three passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Pryor's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.2 points per game. As for Del City, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Pryor was dealt a bruising 48-8 loss at the hands of Del City in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Pryor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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