Football Preview: Oakdale vs. North Hagerstown Hubs
Oakdale is on a four-game streak of home wins, while North Hagerstown is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Oakdale will host the North Hagerstown Hubs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Oakdale's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
Oakdale is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Tuscarora: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Oakdale blew Tuscarora out of the water with a 42-7 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Meanwhile, North Hagerstown hadn't done well against South Hagerstown recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. North Hagerstown breezed by South Hagerstown to the tune of 41-14. The Hubs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
James Jackson Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 135 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. He has become a key player for North Hagerstown: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 3-4 otherwise. North Hagerstown also got a significant boost from Amauri Murray, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 97 yards.
North Hagerstown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
North Hagerstown wouldn't let South Hagerstown keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Michael Stewart, Damean Thomas, and Benjamin Distefano picked up one apiece.
North Hagerstown has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.8 points per game. As for Oakdale, their record is now 7-2.
Everything came up roses for Oakdale against North Hagerstown in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-12 victory. Does Oakdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Hagerstown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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