Football Preview: George County Rebels vs. Pascagoula Panthers
After two games on the road, George County is heading back home. They will welcome the Pascagoula Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are at an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long.
George County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Picayune just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 27-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maroon Tide. The Rebels have struggled against the Maroon Tide recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Deuce Knight put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 152 yards and a touchdown. George County also got a significant boost from BRANDEN GAUTIER, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
Meanwhile, Pascagoula had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Hurricanes by a score of 28-20. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pascagoula pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.3 points per game. As for George County, their record now sits at 6-4.
George County came out on top in a nail-biter against Pascagoula when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 43-40. Does George County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pascagoula turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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