Football Preview: Biloxi Indians vs. Ocean Springs Greyhounds
Biloxi hasn't had much luck against Ocean Springs recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Biloxi Indians will challenge the Ocean Springs Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Biloxi headed into their last match having not scored more than 12 points for three straight, but St. Martin let them put that streak behind them. Biloxi was the clear victor by a 35-14 margin over St. Martin on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Indians as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Ocean Springs humbled Harrison Central with a 48-3 victory. That 45 point margin sets a new team best for the Greyhounds this season.
Will Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards. Another player making a difference was Chalmers Berglind, who rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Ocean Springs' defense stepped up as well, laying out Jorden Anderson. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Bryant Ausmer and Ricky Orso, who racked up five sacks between them. Ausmer also sacked three sacks, which is notable because Ocean Springs is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise. Another thorn in Harrison Central's side was Brody Saenz, who picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ocean Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Biloxi's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Ocean Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Biloxi suffered a grim 42-21 defeat to Ocean Springs when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Biloxi was down 42-7.
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