Poteau Pirates look to end losing streak tonight at home against Muldrow

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SATURDAY'S AWARD WINNERS — The Poteau Pirates coaching staff handed out its weekly Saturday morning awards from last week's Tulsa Cascia Hall game. From left — Jordan Newnam, Scout Team Player of the Week; Derek Francis, Defensive Player of the Week; Kaydon Evans, Big Stick Award; Trevor Shankle, Offensive Lineman of the Week. Not pictured — Jesse Barnes, Special Teams Player of the Week. PDN photo by David Seeley

The Poteau Pirates football team will try to end its two-game losing skid tonight as the Pirates entertain the Muldrow Bulldogs, coached by former Poteau assistant coach Rob Johnson, at 7:30 p.m. at Costner Stadium.
The game is a must-win contest for the Pirates (4-3 overall, 1-3 in District 4A-4 play). Poteau must win out to have a chance for postseason play.
“At least, we're still in the hunt,” said Greg Werner, Poteau's first-year coach. “We've got to win all of them. So, we're in a must-win deal. The kids know that, and we [coaches] know that. We've just got to get it done. All the kids are ready and excited. We've just got to go take care of business.”
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District 4A-4 Standings
Team District Overall +/-
Fort Gibson 4-0 7-0 +60
Tulsa Cascia Hall 4-0 7-0 +60
Broken Bow 3-1 5-2 +30
Sallisaw 3-1 5-2 +25
Poteau 1-3 4-3 -25
Muldrow 1-3 2-5 -30
Stilwell 0-4 0-7 -60
Tulsa Rogers 0-4 1-5 -60