Ocean Springs and Harrison Central are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Ocean Springs Greyhounds will welcome the Harrison Central Red Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ocean Springs is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Ocean Springs strolled past D'Iberville with points to spare, taking the game 27-13.
Ocean Springs can attribute much of their success to Sharroid Whitehead, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 144 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. 83 of those passing yards were hauled in by Nolan Wells, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Harrison Central had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They secured a 20-16 W over St. Martin on Friday.
Harrison Central wouldn't let St. Martin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Tre Hanshaw was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 20.
Ocean Springs' win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Harrison Central, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-4.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Ocean Springs has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 224.5 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Harrison Central, though, as they've been averaging only 76. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Ocean Springs against Harrison Central when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 49-13 win. Will Ocean Springs repeat their success, or does Harrison Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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