All the metrics point to a Brandon & Oak Grove South State Final. But football is a quirky game and these are two games that feature one really old rivalry and one rivalry that only developed over the last twenty years. Beating a team twice can prove to be difficult but can be done and Brandon/OG are certainly more than capable of accomplishing that. Both of the favorites are at home which is usually an advantage. Both overall are better and more balanced teams.
The big danger for Brandon/OG is if the games get to the fourth quarter and the issue is still in doubt. Then the pressure of holding on to win or of scoring late to win can be tough obstacles for 16-17 year old kids to overcome.
As Mout noted, just glad to see our Wildcats back in the playoffs and after last Friday’s win, we are playing with house money now. Let’s tee it up Friday and see what happens.
As Coach Richard Williams noted many years ago, after State beat the number 1seed UCONN in the NCAAT, we only had to beat them once. In a series of games we would have no chance. Similar situation for Pearl and Meridian Friday night. Just have to win once against teams that would probably beat them 8 out of 10 times.