The Hibriten Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Oak Grove Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Hibriten ended up a good deal behind South Point and lost 30-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Grove). They breezed by North Forsyth at home to the tune of 41-14 on Thursday. Considering the Grizzlies have won three matchups by more than 24 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Oak Grove's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Grayson Treadway, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Karson Williams was in the mix as well, providing Oak Grove with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Oak Grove wouldn't let North Forsyth keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oak Grove can thank Ricky Bell and Malik Hairston for forcing both of them. Oak Grove got some further help from Bradley Byrd: he made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Hibriten now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Oak Grove, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Hibriten was taken down by Oak Grove 56-20 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Hibriten, Connor Creech (who rushed for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes) 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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