Football Preview: Biloxi Indians vs. Oak Grove Warriors
Biloxi hasn't had much luck against Oak Grove recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Biloxi Indians will take on the Oak Grove Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Biloxi won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by D'Iberville 24-23. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Biloxi had a senior duo take command as Tristain Haynes picked up 90 receiving yards and three touchdowns and Wyatt Pyron threw for 157 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Haynes a new career-high in rushing yards (14).
Meanwhile, Oak Grove faced Petal in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Oak Grove skirted past Petal 24-21. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Oak Grove has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for Biloxi, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5.
Biloxi took a serious blow against Oak Grove when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 55-14. Thankfully for Biloxi, Aj Maddox (who threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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