The Locust Grove Pirates will challenge the Eufaula Ironheads at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Locust Grove came up short against Checotah on Friday, falling 68-42. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the defeat, Locust Grove got top-tier performance from Titan Hix, who rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hix a new career-high in rushing yards. Zander Messer was Hix's top target, picking up 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Locust Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Eufaula was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They and Muldrow were almost perfectly matched up, but Eufaula suffered a 42-41 defeat.
Locust Grove's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Eufaula, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Locust Grove against Eufaula in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, as the team secured a 58-23 victory. In that matchup, Locust Grove amassed a halftime lead of 58-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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