The Oglesby Tigers will square off against the Evant Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oglesby is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They never let Priddy onto the board and left with a 68-0 win two weeks ago. The Tigers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three games.
Kyler Fossett continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 100 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot , having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last six times he's played.
Oglesby wouldn't let Priddy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Oglesby can thank Mason Marquez and Jakson Tippit for forcing both of them. Marquez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Evant had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Pirates 46-16.
Oglesby's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.6 points per game. As for Evant, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Oglesby against Evant when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as the squad secured a 72-16 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oglesby since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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