Fort Payne is 0-4 against Oxford since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Fort Payne Wildcats will head out to square off against the Oxford Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fort Payne comes in on ten and Oxford on 12.
Fort Payne is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Homewood , sneaking past 35-32. Fort Payne's victory was all the more impressive since the Patriots were averaging only 14.83 points allowed on the season.
Fort Payne's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dax Varnadore led the charge by throwing for 277 yards and a touchdown. Carter Blalock was in the mix as well, providing Fort Payne with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Oxford's offense rose to the challenge against a Tigers defense that boasted an average of only 12.67 points allowed on Friday. Oxford put the hurt on Hartselle with a sharp 34-14 win. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won eight games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Mason Mims, who threw for 257 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Jay'Lin Taylor did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 80 receiving yards.
Oxford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Taylor, Jiyez Fleming, Damious Wilson, and Cedric Twyman picked up one apiece. Fleming has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Oxford got some further help from Deshaun Trammell: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Fort Payne pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.5 points per game. As for Oxford, their record now sits at 12-0.
Fort Payne was dealt a bruising 41-13 defeat at the hands of Oxford when the teams last played back in October of 2021. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fort Payne was down 28-0.
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