Ocean Springs waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Biloxi Indians with a sharp 34-14 win. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 20 points or more this season.
Ocean Springs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sharroid Whitehead led the charge by rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 80 yards and a touchdown. Whitehead's longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Another player making a difference was Will Smith, who rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry.
Ocean Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Biloxi only rushed for 160.
Ocean Springs wouldn't let Biloxi keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ocean Springs can thank Ricky Orso and Jacolby Bailey for forcing both of them. Orso also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Ocean Springs got some further help from Bryant Ausmer: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Biloxi still got an impressive performance from Jaylan Johnson, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Johnson has become a key player for Biloxi: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Ocean Springs' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-4. As for Biloxi, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Ocean Springs has already played their next match, a 20-3 win against Gulfport on the 1st. As for Biloxi, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 30-23 victory against Harrison Central on the 1st.
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