After losing to Salina the last time they met, Locust Grove decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Locust Grove Pirates enjoyed a cozy 52-34 win over the Salina Wildcats on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Titan Hix was a one-man wrecking crew for Locust Grove as he rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 293 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per attempt. Zander Messer was Hix's top target, picking up 165 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Locust Grove's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Summers and Ayden Littledave.
Locust Grove's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Salina, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Locust Grove will look to defend their home field on Friday against Adair at 7:00 p.m. As for Salina, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Chouteau-Mazie at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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