Football Preview: Oak Grove Tigers vs. Crossett Eagles
The Oak Grove Tigers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Crossett Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Oak Grove is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They lost 62-41 to Calvary Baptist Academy on Friday. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, Oak Grove got top-tier performance from Jackson Bradley, who rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 283 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Jay Freeman, who gained 192 total yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Oak Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Crossett came up short against Watson Chapel on Friday and fell 19-7.
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