The Marlow Outlaws and the Washington Warriors are set to duel on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marlow's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Crossings Christian at home to the tune of 31-0. Give the Outlaws' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Washington put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Little Axe 49-7 on the road. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Indians are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Creed Barrett and Hudson Howard were among the main playmakers for Washington as the former threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes and the latter rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Howard was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 50 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to Case Alexander, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Marlow's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Washington, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Marlow didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Washington in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 17-13 victory. Does Marlow have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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