Bartlesville can finally bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against the Ponca City Wildcats by a score of 30-20. For the Bruins, this counts as revenge for the 34-7 win the Wildcats walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2021.
The critical scores for Bartlesville came from Daeton Stevens and Harrison Ketchum.
Bartlesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bartlesville's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Davin Carter and Sutton Williams, who racked up five sacks between them.
Bartlesville's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Ponca City, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Bartlesville will face off against Putnam City West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ponca City, they will square off against Capitol Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ponca City is facing Capitol Hill at the right time seeing as Capitol Hill is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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