The East Marion Eagles will square off against the Heidelberg Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Marion is looking for their season's first win.
East Marion is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Collins 51-45.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last matchup, Heidelberg made sure to put some points up on the board against Newton on Friday. Heidelberg breezed by Newton on the road to the tune of 56-0. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Tigers are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alrekus Graves went supernova for Heidelberg, throwing for 220 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 32 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Graves has posted since back in September of 2023.
Heidelberg wouldn't let Newton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Heidelberg can thank Devin Tribble and Zy'Marion Horne for forcing all of them. Tribble is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 19 games he's played dating back to last season.
East Marion's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Heidelberg, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
East Marion took a serious blow against Heidelberg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 44-6. Thankfully for East Marion, Julius Bradley (who picked up 105 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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