Football Preview: Rayville Hornets vs. Oak Grove Tigers
The Rayville Hornets will face off against the Oak Grove Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rayville is looking for their season's first victory.
Rayville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bastrop on Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Rams.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove humbled Red River with a 55-8 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Jay Freeman was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Hill, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oak Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 17 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Rayville's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Oak Grove, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Rayville was taken down by Oak Grove 63-26 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Freeman, who rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Rayville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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