The Rayville Hornets will square off against the Oak Grove Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rayville will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Rayville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Bastrop on Friday. They took a blow against the Rams, falling 35-0.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Oak Grove at home against Red River on Friday as the team secured a 55-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Jay Freeman had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another rusher making a difference was Patrick Hill, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oak Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Rayville's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Oak Grove, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Rayville was taken down by Oak Grove 63-26 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Freeman, who rushed for 227 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Rayville 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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