Football Preview: Oak Grove Grizzlies vs. Hibriten Panthers
The Oak Grove Grizzlies have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Hibriten Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Grove's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Hibriten's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Oak Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Forsyth, posting a 41-14 victory at home. The result was nothing new for the Grizzlies, who have now won three games by 25 points or more so far this season.
Oak Grove got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Grayson Treadway out in front who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Sam Bennett was Treadway's top target, picking up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 60 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oak Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Oak Grove wouldn't let North Forsyth keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oak Grove can thank Ricky Bell and Malik Hairston for forcing both of them. Oak Grove got some further help from Bradley Byrd: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Hibriten lost to South Point on the road by a 30-14 margin on Thursday.
Oak Grove's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Hibriten, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Oak Grove against Hibriten when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 56-20 win. Does Oak Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hibriten turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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