The Grenada Chargers will take on the Olive Branch Conquistadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grenada is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
If Olive Branch heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Grenada took over last week. Grenada snuck past Lake Cormorant with a 27-21 victory on Friday. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Olive Branch came up short against Center Hill two weeks ago and fell 22-14. The Conquistadors haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Olive Branch got top-tier performance from Kylan Rhodes, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Rhodes has posted since back in September of 2023. Thomas Heffner was another key player, rushing for 61 yards.
Grenada's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Olive Branch, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Grenada against Olive Branch in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 victory. Does Grenada have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olive Branch turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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