Oak Ridge is 7-1 against University since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Oak Ridge Pioneers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the University Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Oak Ridge's defense has only allowed 12.6 points per game this season, so University's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Oak Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Colonial for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-12 win at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Oak Ridge got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Taylor Crane out in front who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Aiden Graham helped Crane out on the ground, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, University was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 21-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of Innovation.
Oak Ridge now has a winning record of 3-2. As for University, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Oak Ridge against University in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 38-6 victory. Will Oak Ridge repeat their success, or does University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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