The Oak Hill Academy Raiders will head out to challenge the Leake Academy Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oak Hill Academy will bounce into Friday's game after beating Winston Academy, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. The Raiders were the clear victors by a 28-7 margin over the Patriots on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leake Academy). They blew past Canton Academy 51-7 on Friday. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Panthers are ranked 228th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leake Academy's win came from a few key players Oak Hill Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was George Wilcox, who threw for 326 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.3 yards per attempt. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryals Wilkerson, who gained 109 total yards and two touchdowns.
Oak Hill Academy's record is now 6-1. As for Leake Academy, their record now sits at 5-1.
Oak Hill Academy took a serious blow against Leake Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2016, falling 55-3. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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