Wildcats dive into conference schedule with visit to Oklahoma

GOODWELL, Okla. – Louisiana Christian knows how Oklahoma Panhandle State feels, and vice versa.

Saturday evening, one team will get some relief when they collide in a Sooner Athletic Conference football game that kicks off at 6 at Anchor D Stadium.

The Wildcats (2-2 overall, 2-0 in the SAC) and the Aggies (1-2, 0-1 SAC) both absorbed big defeats at the hands of ranked opponents last weekend.

LCU was blasted 52-17 by the NAIA’s No. 8 team, Hardin-Simmons, in Abilene, Texas. OPSU was drubbed 56-10 by No. 18 Ottawa (Arizona) in a conference game.

The Wildcats will count on a couple of former ASH Trojans offensively. Datlan Cunningham is the leading ground gainer for LCU with 341 yards and three touchdowns. EJ Scott tops the pass catchers with 23 receptions for 367 yards.

Quarterback Bryce Perkins has thrown for 899 yards and four scores, three to Omarius Davis, who has 17 receptions for 292 yards.

Top defenders for LCU are Kylon Allen (31 tackles, 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups) and Brandon Johnson (22 tackles, 1 interception, 3 pass breakups).

Levi Hilborn has made six of seven field goal tries for the Wildcats.