The Helena Huskies have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Oxford Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Helena was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 26-21 to Moody.
Although Helena took the loss, they still got scores from Torrey Ward, Domynyck Santiago, and Santiago.
Meanwhile, Oxford faced Mountain Brook in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, Oxford made off with a 29-28 victory over Mountain Brook. The Yellow Jackets' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Oxford had a senior duo take command as Mason Mims threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns and Nick Richardson picked up 100 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Mims is now averaging an impressive 304.2 passing yards per game. Caleb Wynn helped Mims out on the ground, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 35 receiving yards.
Helena's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Oxford, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. Helena has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 177.5 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Oxford has preferred to attack from the air: they average 305.4 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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