The Oak Grove Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Mangham Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
If Oak Grove beats Mangham with 57 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Oak Grove took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 57-12 win over Beekman Charter. Given Oak Grove's advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Beekman Charter is ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Grove's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jay Freeman led the charge by rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. Jackson Bradley was another key signal caller, throwing for 134 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Mangham's strategy against Ferriday on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Mangham blew Ferriday out of the water with a 35-6 final score. Considering the Dragons have won five contests by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Oak Grove pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mangham, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Oak Grove won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, slipping by Mangham 31-30. Does Oak Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mangham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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