Oakdale Defense Named Players of the Game

The Oakdale Defense have been named Morgan County Today Players of the Game in the Eagles 16-14 victory over Greenback Friday evening, their first win over Greenback since 1982.

In the first half, the Oakdale Defense held Greenback to 29 yards passing on 2 of 6 attempts and 82 yards rushing on 13 carries and recovered one Greenback fumble.

The Eagles really buckled down in the second half, holding the Cherokees to 74 yards passing on 6 of 11 attempts and only 9 yards rushing on 4 carries. The Eagles also intercepted two Greenback passes and recovered one Greenback fumble during the second half.

The victory gave Oakdale the number two seed in Region 2A and a home field advantage in the opening round of the playoffs next Friday.