Football Preview: Oak Grove Warriors vs. Biloxi Indians
Oak Grove is 4-0 against Biloxi since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Oak Grove Warriors are on the road again to play the Biloxi Indians at 7:00 p.m.
Oak Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Petal, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Oak Grove was ranked sixth). Oak Grove narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Petal 24-21.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Biloxi made off with a 24-23 victory over D'Iberville. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
A big part of Biloxi's win came down to the chemistry between Wyatt Pyron and his top target Tristain Haynes. Pyron threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns while Haynes picked up 90 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Biloxi is 5-1 when Pyron posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
Oak Grove is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for Biloxi, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Oak Grove against Biloxi in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 55-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Grove since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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