On Friday Oak Grove will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Harrisonville Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Oak Grove will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Oak Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 50-0 victory over Central at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 307th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Logan Pittman and he. Pittman rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries while he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Oak Grove wouldn't let Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Carter Long, Tristan Garrett, and Grant Mcginnis picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Harrisonville owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They came out on top against Clinton by a score of 12-0. The 12-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Oak Grove has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Harrisonville, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Oak Grove took their win against Harrisonville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 45-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Grove since the squad 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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