The Oxford Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to take on the Clay-Chalkville Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Oxford didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Pell City, but they still walked away with a 36-31 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellow Jackets.
Jay'Lin Taylor was his usual excellent self, picking up 88 receiving yards and one score.
Oxford didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Pell City to a completion percentage of just 45.2%. The Yellow Jackets weren't nearly as limited: they posted one of 86.7%.
Most of the squad's points came courtesy of special teams, who contributed 22 in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Taylor, who ran a punt back for a touchdown. Another bright spot was a kickoff return touchdown from him.
Meanwhile, Clay-Chalkville humbled Huffman with a 56-6 victory. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Oxford better keep an eye on Joshua Woods. He was instrumental in Clay-Chalkville's win, rushing for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. That's the most rushing touchdowns Woods has posted since back in August of 2024.
Clay-Chalkville's record is now 8-0. As for Oxford, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Oxford has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 352.7 total yards per game. However, it's not like Clay-Chalkville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 416.4 total yards. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Oxford beat Clay-Chalkville 21-10 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Yellow Jackets since the squad 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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