Oakley is 1-9 against Smith Center since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Oakley Plainsmen will challenge the Smith Center Redmen at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Oakley came up short against Thomas More Prep-Marian and fell 28-20. Despite 109 more yards than the Monarchs, the Plainsmen couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the loss, Oakley got top-tier performance from Carsen Beal, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns. Those 132 rushing yards gave Beal a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oakley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 90.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 199.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Smith Center). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Stanton County 63-14 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Redmen.
Oakley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Smith Center, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-4.
Oakley was dealt a bruising 68-6 loss at the hands of Smith Center when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Oakley, Luke Franklin (who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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