The Oak Grove Panthers will square off against the St. Michael the Archangel Guardians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Oak Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Clinton, posting a 30-0 victory. Considering the Panthers have won three matches by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Oak Grove found their leader in sophomore Matthew Lindsey, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Noah Spencer also helped out with an impressive 99 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for St. Michael the Archangel, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Central 42-0 on Friday. Given the Guardians' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 295th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luis Tellado continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 178 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.7 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Gage Burgess, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
St. Michael the Archangel wouldn't let Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Landon May led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Luca Bell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last seven games he's played.
St. Michael the Archangel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
St. Michael the Archangel pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.7 points per game. As for Oak Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
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