On Friday, Ocean Springs faced Oak Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ocean Springs Greyhounds took a hard 35-21 fall against the Oak Grove Warriors. The Greyhounds were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2022.
Despite the loss, Ocean Springs still got an impressive performance from Sharroid Whitehead, who rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Whitehead a new career-high in rushing yards.
Ocean Springs' loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Oak Grove, the victory was the eighth in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 2-0.
Ocean Springs will square off against Northwest Rankin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Oak Grove, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Hattiesburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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