Football Preview: Greene County Wildcats vs. Perry Central Bulldogs
Greene County is 4-0 against Perry Central since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Greene County Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Perry Central Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Greene County didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Forrest County Agricultural, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
It was another big night for Coby King, who threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. Jase Mathews was King's top target, picking up 97 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Perry Central). They blew past North Forrest 56-26 on the road on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bulldogs have posted against the Eagles since September 18, 2015.
Austin Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 104 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 90 yards and three touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Brayden Weathers, who picked up 40 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perry Central's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kameron Moody and Brandon Sumrall. Keoni Jones was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and forcing a fumble.
Greene County's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Perry Central, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Greene County has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 286.5 passing yards per game. Perry Central, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 182.5 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Greene County against Perry Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Perry Central's Kaden Bolton, who picked up 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Greene County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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