The Oak Grove Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Ouachita Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ouachita Christian is hoping to do what Madison couldn't on Friday: put an end to Oak Grove's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Oak Grove blew past Madison 42-14. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Jaguars are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Ouachita Christian's strategy against Ferriday on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Ouachita Christian blew Ferriday out of the water with a 56-28 final score. The Eagles pushed the score to 48-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans had little chance of recovering from.
Oak Grove's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.9 points per game. As for Ouachita Christian, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Oak Grove suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Ouachita Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Oak Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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