Football Recap: Meridian Takes a Loss

Meridian extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 2-5. They lost 42-21 to the Oak Grove Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Warriors are ranked 14th).

As for Oak Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.2 points over those games.

Kellen Hall had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 148 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also punching in one TD on the ground. What's more, he racked up 149.4 passer rating, the most he's had since back in November of 2024. Chavel Williams Jr. was another key player, gaining 98 total yards and a touchdown.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Meridian will square off against rival Northwest Rankin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Oak Grove is set to take on their familiar foe Brandon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.