SE Football Set to Host Rangers on Saturday Afternoon

DURANT, Okla. – For the second-straight week Southeastern will be defending the home turf of Paul Laird Field at Spend Life Wisely Stadium as it welcomes longtime, in-state rival Northwestern Oklahoma State for a 2 p.m. matchup on Oct. 18.
 
Southeastern fans can listen live via the Southeastern Sports Network on GoSoutheastern.com/SESportsNet or across the largest DII radio network in the area with Jay Lindly and Rob Johnson on the call. Local fans can pick up the game on 96.1 FM, while fans across southeastern Oklahoma and north Texas can pick up the games on 94.7 FM in Valliant, Okla., 97.7 in Ardmore, Okla., 99.5 in Rattan, Okla., 102.1 in Atoka, Okla., and 107.5 in Atoka.
 
The Savage Storm will be looking to right the ship after back-to-back losses dropped the record to 2-4 heading into week seven of the season.
 
The Rangers come to town at 0-6 on the season and will be playing their second-straight road contest after falling at Henderson State 59-0.
 
SE and NWOSU will be squaring off for the 83^rd time and it is currently the third-longest played rivalry on the Savage Storm football schedule behind East Central and Southwestern Oklahoma State.
 
The first meeting was a 26-0 win by SE in 1914. The teams have met multiple times in every decade since, with the longest gap in the series coming between 1996 and 2006. The teams have met every season as GAC foes since 2012 with SE owning a 10-2 record in those matchups, including the current eight-game winning streak.
 
Southeastern heads into the weekend looking to continue leaning on its running game which has averaged 199.2 yards per game and helping it to control the ball to the tune of being the national leader in time of possession at 35:49 per game.
 
Quarterback Levay Duncan leads that charge with 377 yards on the season and a touchdown rushing, while Donovan Shannon is next in line with 249 yards and a score.
 
Duncan also leads the QB room with 608 yards and five touchdowns through the air.
 
Kobe Jenning has been the team's top target on the year with 12 catches for 273 yards and three scores.
 
Gabe Corona has also hauled in 12 catches and a TD, while Matthew Nunez is next in line in yardage with 140 yards on nine grabs with a score.
 
William Wallis paces the defense in tackles with 38, including three for a loss, while Andrew Grissom is right behind with 37, that also includes three tackles for loss as well as an interception and a forced fumble.
 
Kamron Fields has snagged a trio of picks on the year while Dylan Sebock has a pair of blocked kicks.
 
The Rangers are putting up 222.3 yards per game on offense with 155.5 of that coming through the air with Caleb Deal putting up 395 yards passing and a touchdown while Jax Bernard has 416 yards and a score.
 
Ivory Wilright has pulled in a team-high 21 catches with 204 yards while Royal Kyle leads the team in receiving yardage with 353 yards on 17 catches.
 
Ezequiel Luna leads the Ranger rushing attack with 231 yards on 74 carries with a pair of touchdowns.
 
Aiden Lewis leads the team's defense with 50 stops as well as an interception and a pass breakup.