The Oak Hill Golden Eagles will face off against the Blackford Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Oak Hill will head out to face Blackford after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Oak Hill and Alexandria-Monroe were almost perfectly matched up, but Oak Hill suffered a 22-21 loss. Despite 90 more yards than the Tigers, the Golden Eagles couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Oak Hill's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dylan Archer, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and Lance Wyrick, who 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.
Meanwhile, Blackford was beaten by Mississinewa 43-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Indians are ranked 48th).
Oak Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Blackford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Oak Hill against Blackford in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Hill since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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