
Tigers
12/07/24 vs Oakwood | 51-54 |
11/29/24 vs Richland Springs | 60-46 |
11/22/24 vs Cherokee | 116-76 |
11/15/24 vs Blanket | 46-0 |
11/07/24 @ Evant | 64-0 |
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oglesby can now relate to. They fell just short of the Oakwood Panthers by a score of 54-51 on Saturday. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Oglesby lost, don't look at Kyler Fossett. Despite the final result, he rushed for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 71 yards and one touchdown. Fossett has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last 11 times he's played.
Fossett was just one part of a punishing run game: Oglesby was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Oglesby's loss dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Oakwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Oglesby does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oakwood, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Jayton at 11:00 a.m. on December 18th. One thing working in Jayton's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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