A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals dukes it out withthe Cleveland Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses dating back to last season for Verdigris and five for Cleveland.
Last Friday, Verdigris was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 19-14 to Vinita.
Despite the loss, Verdigris had strong showings from Peyton Stelling, who rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown, and Garrett Hougland, who picked up 108 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Stelling a new career-high in rushing yards.
Verdigris didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Antonio Riddle and Tate Roller. Roller is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Verdigris got some further help from Will Rogers: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Cleveland fell victim to Cascia Hall and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Commandos at home and fell 59-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Commandos are ranked 42nd).
Verdigris' defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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