Ocean Springs and Gulfport are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Ocean Springs Greyhounds will host the Gulfport Admirals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gulfport is hoping to do what Biloxi couldn't on Friday: put an end to Ocean Springs' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Ocean Springs put the hurt on Biloxi with a sharp 34-14 win.
Ocean Springs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sharroid Whitehead led the charge by rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 80 yards and a touchdown. Whitehead really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. Will Smith was another key player, rushing for 168 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry.
Ocean Springs wouldn't let Biloxi keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ocean Springs can thank Ricky Orso and Jacolby Bailey for forcing both of them. Orso also forced afumble, which is notable because Ocean Springs is 2-1 when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 2-3 otherwise. Ocean Springs got some further help from Bryant Ausmer: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Ocean Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Biloxi only rushed for 160.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gulfport). They claimed a resounding 42-7 victory over St. Martin. With the Admirals ahead 28-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Ocean Springs' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-4. As for Gulfport, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Everything went Ocean Springs' way against Gulfport when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Ocean Springs made off with a 30-7 victory. Does Ocean Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gulfport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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