Football Game Preview: Oakwood Comets vs. Salt Fork Storm

Oakwood and Salt Fork are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2016, but not for long. The Comets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Oakwood's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Iroquois West, posting a 48-0 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Comets just coasted through the last quarter.

A big part of Oakwood's win came down to the chemistry between Alex Wallace and his top target Nathan Young. Wallace threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns while Young picked up 91 receiving yards and four scores. Wallace has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Kyler Johnson helped Wallace out on the ground, rushing for 39 yards and a pair of TDs.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Oakwood proved: they limited Iroquois West to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Ty Huchel for the heroic effort on defense: he. Oakwood's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.3.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salt Fork). They breezed past Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman to the tune of 48-20 on Friday. The Storm haven't had any issues with the Buffaloes recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.

Salt Fork's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Oakwood, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-2.

Oakwood was able to grind out a solid win over Salt Fork when the teams last played back in October of 2024, winning 42-33. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Storm turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.