Ferriday is 0-3 against Oak Grove since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Ferriday Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Oak Grove Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Ferriday is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.6 points per game this season.
Ferriday took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 50-12 victory over Madison at home. Considering the Trojans have won four contests by more than 25 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ferriday got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Caleb Ellis out in front who threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards. That's the most rushing yards Ellis has posted since back in October of 2023. Zylon Alexander was in the mix too, providing Ferriday with two touchdowns.
Ferriday didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Andrew Foster and Dorian Taylor. Marion Smith was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 45 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They managed a 26-20 victory over the Dragons. The 26-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ferriday's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Oak Grove, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
Ferriday was dealt a bruising 42-12 loss at the hands of Oak Grove when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Ferriday was down 28-0.
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