Football Preview: D'Iberville Warriors vs. Pascagoula Panthers
D'Iberville has gone 7-1 against Pascagoula recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The D'Iberville Warriors will head out to face off against the Pascagoula Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
D'Iberville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Picayune, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (D'Iberville was ranked 21st). D'Iberville fell 28-19 to Picayune on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Maroon Tide: they've now lost three in a row.
D'Iberville might have lost, but man, Andre Crosby was a machine: he rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: D'Iberville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pascagoula came up short against Gautier on Friday and fell 38-31. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, D'Iberville fell to 2-1. As for Pascagoula, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1.
D'Iberville was able to grind out a solid win over Pascagoula in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 34-22. The rematch might be a little tougher for D'Iberville since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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