Football Preview: Grenada Chargers vs. South Panola Tigers
The Grenada Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the South Panola Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grenada is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Friday, Grenada got the win against Saltillo by a conclusive 29-7. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Tigers are ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Panola entered their tilt with Olive Branch on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Conquistadors 42-14. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five games by 22 points or more so far this season.
Carlos Robinson Jr was a one-man wrecking crew for South Panola as he rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns. Robinson Jr really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
South Panola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
South Panola pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.9 points. As for Grenada, their record is now 10-1.
Grenada was able to grind out a solid win over South Panola when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 33-21. Will Grenada repeat their success, or does South Panola have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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