Oxford is 4-0 against Huffman since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oxford Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to face off against the Huffman Vikings at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oxford has eight straight victories, Huffman has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oxford is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Clay-Chalkville, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Oxford was ranked second). Oxford came out on top against Clay-Chalkville by a score of 21-10 on Friday. The 21-point effort marked the Yellow Jackets' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of Oxford's win came down to the chemistry between Mason Mims and his top target Nick Richardson. Mims threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes while Richardson picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) also went to Jay'Lin Taylor.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Huffman's offense. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of Mountain Brook. The shutout was out of character for the Vikings seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Oxford's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Huffman, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Oxford against Huffman when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oxford since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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