The Putnam City West Patriots will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Putnam City Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Putnam City West is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They had to suffer through a 52-0 loss at the hands of Edmond North.
Meanwhile, Putnam City couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 26-16 to Yukon on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Millers: they've now lost three in a row.
Although Putnam City took the loss, they still got scores from Savion James and Gabriel Osborne.
Even if they lost, Putnam City's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Brayden Knox was especially locked on to Yukon's QB and sacked him twice. Knox also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making eight total tackles.
Putnam City West beat Putnam City 28-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Putnam City's Judson Keefer, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Putnam City West to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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