The East Marion Eagles will challenge the Heidelberg Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Marion is looking for their season's first win.
East Marion is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Collins 51-45.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last match, Heidelberg made sure to put some points up on the board against Newton on Friday. Heidelberg breezed by Newton on the road to the tune of 56-0. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Tigers are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alrekus Graves was a one-man wrecking crew for Heidelberg as he threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Graves has posted since back in September of 2023.
Heidelberg wouldn't let Newton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Heidelberg can thank Devin "Beast Mode" Tribble and Zy'Marion Horne for forcing all of them. "Beast Mode" Tribble is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 19 games he's played dating back to last season.
East Marion's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Heidelberg, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
East Marion was dealt a bruising 44-6 defeat at the hands of Heidelberg in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for East Marion, Julius Bradley (who picked up 105 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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