Oakleaf entered their contest against Mandarin on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Oakleaf Knights fell 18-7 to the Mandarin Mustangs. The game marked the Knights' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Even though they lost, Oakleaf was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Mandarin found their leader in sophomore Drake Stubbs, who forced a fumble, made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes. Brysen Wright also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 115. Mandarin also got a significant boost from Shaunqueze Foster, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
Oakleaf's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Mandarin, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Oakleaf has already played their next match, a 56-7 victory against Tocoi Creek on the 1st. As for Mandarin, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-26 defeat against St. Augustine on the 31st.
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