Football Recap: White Oak Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for White Oak, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 34-21 win over the Richlands Wildcats on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Josh Smith threw for 52 yards on three of five attempts. Chris Smith was his top target, picking up 34 receiving yards.

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Previous Games

08/29/25 - Home	34-21 W
10/25/24 - Away	34-14 W
10/20/23 - Home	33-20 W
10/21/22 - Away	8-25 L
10/22/21 - Home	47-0 W
+ 5 more games

The victory got White Oak back to even at 1-1. As for Richlands, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. White Oak will host Swansboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Richlands, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against East Duplin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.