Two dominant backs in Wiley Hicks and Justin Murray are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Oak Grove will welcome Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Oak Grove lost to American Christian Academy on the road by a 56-42 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Tigers still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Oak Grove got top-tier performance from Makhai Martin, who rushed for 65 yards and one score, and also picked up 83 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Fairfield played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Bibb County, falling 60-34. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 237th, while the Choctaws are ranked 111th).
This is the second loss in a row for Fairfield and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Oak Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Oak Grove beat Fairfield 35-27 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Does Oak Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fairfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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