After three games on the road, Oak Ridge is heading back home. They will welcome the Evans Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Evans will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, everything went Oak Ridge's way against Cypress Creek as Oak Ridge made off with a 39-14 victory. Considering the Pioneers have won three matchups by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Oak Ridge's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Taylor Crane, who threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and Aiden Graham, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Ami Suffrant, who picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Evans came up short against Oviedo on Friday and fell 30-20. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Evans had strong showings from Li'Darious Pryor, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and Cameron Oliver, who rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns. Pryor got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 73 yards.
Oak Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Evans, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Oak Ridge has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 155.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Evans struggles in that department as they've been averaging 280.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Oak Ridge was dealt a bruising 41-13 loss at the hands of Evans in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pryor, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Now that Oak Ridge knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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