Oak Grove and Brandon are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. The Oak Grove Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Brandon Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
If Oak Grove beats Brandon with 45 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Oak Grove enjoyed a cozy 45-30 win over Meridian on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Meanwhile, Brandon faced Petal in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Brandon breezed by Petal on the road to the tune of 45-10. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Tyson Robinson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also catching a touchdown. Quincy Phillips Jr. did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards.
Brandon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Lahare Bolls picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. Another thorn in Petal's side was Khalil Norwood, who made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Oak Grove's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Brandon, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Oak Grove didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Brandon when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 49-45 victory. Does Oak Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brandon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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