If Harrison Central wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Ocean Springs, they should've done a better job of containing Will Smith. The Ocean Springs Greyhounds simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Harrison Central Red Rebels 48-3 thanks in part to Smith, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
The team also got some help courtesy of Bryant Ausmer, who picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (5.0 for loss). He has become a key player for Ocean Springs: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise.
Ocean Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Ocean Springs' defense made their presence known, laying out Jorden Anderson. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Ausmer and Ricky Orso, who racked up five sacks between them. Orso has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Ocean Springs got some further help from Brody Saenz: he picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
When it comes to explaining why Harrison Central lost, don't look at Anderson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 102 yards, and also threw for 128 yards on 11 of 23 attempts.
Ocean Springs' victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Harrison Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Ocean Springs has already played their next matchup, a 34-14 win against Biloxi on the 25th. As for Harrison Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 31-0 loss against D'Iberville on the 25th.
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