Meridian is 2-8 against Oak Grove since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Meridian Wildcats will square off against the Oak Grove Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Meridian's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so Oak Grove's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Oak Grove is hoping to do what Harrison Central couldn't on Friday: put an end to Meridian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Meridian enjoyed a cozy 31-17 win over Harrison Central. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Red Rebels are ranked 120th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Grove). They breezed by Laurel on the road to the tune of 45-7 last Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meridian's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Oak Grove, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Meridian was dealt a bruising 35-0 defeat at the hands of Oak Grove in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Meridian, Aj Maddox (who threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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