Pearl is 2-7 against Oak Grove since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pearl Pirates and the Oak Grove Warriors are set to duel.
Pearl is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They had to suffer through a 41-7 loss at the hands of Brandon. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Bulldogs are ranked first).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Grove). They really took it to Northwest Rankin for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-27 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-6.
Pearl's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Oak Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Pearl lost to Oak Grove at home by a decisive 31-13 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Pearl have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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