The Oak Grove Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Center Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Grove is looking for their season's first win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Oak Grove duked it out with Clinton on Friday. The Panthers fell 20-14 to the Cardinals.
Despite the loss, Oak Grove saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Waylon Weir picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Center played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 60-12 defeat at the hands of Odessa. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 84th).
Oak Grove's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Center, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Oak Grove against Center in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 44-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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