Football Preview: Forest Bearcats vs. Poplarville Hornets
The Forest Bearcats will face off against the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Forest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Quitman with a 17-12 win.
Javarious Lofton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 101 yards, while also throwing for 60 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Poplarville waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 42-21 victory.
Zack Case was his usual excellent self, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Poplarville also got a significant boost from Tylan Keys, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 97 yards.
Poplarville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Smith and Trac Smith.
Poplarville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Poplarville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.4 points per game. As for Forest, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Forest has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Poplarville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 267.5. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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