Muskogee is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Rogers. The Muskogee Roughers secured a 33-28 W over the Rogers Mountaineers. The victory was nothing new for the Roughers as they're now sitting on five straight dating back to last season.
Leading Muskogee to victory were Pj Wallace and Jamarian Ficklin. Wallace rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns, while Ficklin rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 51 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Muskogee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.
Muskogee wouldn't let Rogers keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Muskogee can thank Latavion Johnson and Micheal Puckett for forcing both of them.
Muskogee's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Rogers, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Muskogee will be playing in front of their home fans against Bentonville West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Muskogee will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Rogers, they will face off against Sheridan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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