Oak Hill entered their matchup against Alexandria-Monroe on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Oak Hill Golden Eagles and the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers were almost perfectly matched up, but the Oak Hill Golden Eagles suffered a 22-21 defeat. The Golden Eagles gained 90 more yards on the day, but it was the Tigers that made the best use of them.
Dylan Archer and Lance Wyrick certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Archer rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, while Wyrick rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oak Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alexandria-Monroe only rushed for 52.
A big part of Alexandria-Monroe's victory came down to the chemistry between Brady Gast and his top target Bryson Eckler. Gast threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns while Eckler picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Oak Hill has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Alexandria-Monroe, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Oak Hill is taking a road trip to take on Blackford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they will challenge Frankton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alexandria-Monroe is facing Frankton at the right time seeing as Frankton is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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