The Ocean Springs Greyhounds will square off against the Oak Grove Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ocean Springs sitting on six straight victories and Oak Grove on four.
Ocean Springs is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Northwest Rankin by a score of 24-17.
Will Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 66 yards. Lucas Sinopoli was in the mix too, providing Ocean Springs with a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ocean Springs' defense and their five sacks. Bryant Ausmer was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up three himself. He has become a key player for Ocean Springs: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 2-3 otherwise. Brody Saenz was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Oak Grove didn't have too much trouble with Biloxi on Friday as they won 34-20. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Indians are ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ocean Springs is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.9 points per game. As for Oak Grove, their record is now 8-3.
Ocean Springs lost to Oak Grove on the road by a decisive 35-21 margin in their previous meeting back in September. Can Ocean Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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