Ocean Springs has gone 9-1 against Biloxi recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Ocean Springs Greyhounds will venture away from home to face off against the Biloxi Indians at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Ocean Springs at home against Harrison Central as the squad secured a 48-3 win. Given the Greyhounds' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Red Rebels are ranked 101st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Will Smith, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Chalmers Berglind, who rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Ocean Springs' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Bryant Ausmer and Ricky Orso, who racked up five sacks between them. Ausmer also sacked three sacks, which is notable because Ocean Springs is 2-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-3 otherwise. Ocean Springs got some further help from Brody Saenz: he picked up a sack, made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ocean Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Biloxi). They blew past St. Martin 35-14 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Indians have posted since November 2, 2023.
Ocean Springs' win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for Biloxi, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Everything went Ocean Springs' way against Biloxi in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Ocean Springs made off with a 42-21 win. In that match, Ocean Springs amassed a halftime lead of 42-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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