Football Preview: Wesson Cobras vs. Franklin County Bulldogs
Wesson and Franklin County are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Wesson Cobras will be playing at home against the Franklin County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wesson has six straight wins, Franklin County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wesson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Port Gibson 56-0 on the road on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Cobras, who have now won three matches by 23 points or more so far this season.
Cj Jackson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Damarion Smith also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wesson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Wesson didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Wesley Loy and Laiken Thomas.
Meanwhile, a victory for Franklin County just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 38-7 defeat at the hands of Jefferson County. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Tigers are ranked 81st).
Wesson's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Franklin County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Wesson took their victory against Franklin County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 34-14. Will Wesson repeat their success, or does Franklin County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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