The Mangham Dragons will square off against the Oak Grove Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oak Grove is hoping to do what Ferriday couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mangham's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Mangham claimed a resounding 35-6 win over Ferriday at home. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Dragons had established a 28 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove won against Delhi Charter two weeks ago with 57 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Oak Grove took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 57-12 victory over Beekman Charter. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-0.
Oak Grove's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jay Freeman led the charge by rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jackson Bradley was another key passer, throwing for 134 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Mangham pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Oak Grove, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Mangham and Oak Grove were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but Mangham came up empty-handed after a 31-30 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Freeman, who rushed for 174 yards on only 15 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Mangham knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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