Football Preview: Oak Grove Eagles vs. Santa Teresa Saints
The Oak Grove Eagles will face off against the Santa Teresa Saints at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Oak Grove is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Oak Grove is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 36 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Branham on Friday. They were beaten by the Bruins 41-12. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 771st, while the Bruins are ranked 385th).
Meanwhile, Santa Teresa waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 41-20 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Saints have posted since August 30th.
Brian Caldwell had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 156 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 60 yards. Santa Teresa also got a significant boost from Thomas Jayden Bond, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
Santa Teresa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Oak Grove's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Santa Teresa, their record now sits at 8-1.
Oak Grove was able to grind out a solid win over Santa Teresa in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 19-7. 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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