If Biloxi was feeling good fresh off their 35-14 takedown of St. Martin last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Biloxi Indians lost 34-14 to the Ocean Springs Greyhounds on Friday. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Greyhounds recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite the loss, Biloxi still got an impressive performance from Jaylan Johnson, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Biloxi is 2-1 when Johnson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise.
Biloxi didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Darrion Perkjns.
Ocean Springs' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sharroid Whitehead, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown. Whitehead's longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Backing up that air attack was Will Smith, who rushed for 168 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Biloxi's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Ocean Springs, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Biloxi didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 30-23 win against Harrison Central on the 1st. As for Ocean Springs, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 20-3 victory against Gulfport on the 1st.
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